# Kelkachh Village, Gadarwara, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gadarwara, Narsimhapur 

# Kelkachh

Kelkachh is a village in Gadarwara sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **628 people in 115 households**, the 208th largest of 350 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 628people (2011)
- 115households
- 62.5%literacy
- 820females per 1,000 males

## Kelkachh PIN code and other codes

Kelkachh falls in Gadarwara sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSaikheda
- Census village code490801

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kelkachh from nearby towns?

- Gadarwara (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Narsimhapur (district HQ)85 km by road
- Gadarwara (nearest town)33 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kelkachh?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kelkachh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Saikheda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gadarwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadarwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kelkachh known for?

About 79% of the 254 hectares of village land is sown, and 127 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kelkachh

Of every 100 households in Kelkachh in 2011, 99 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kelkachh · ■ Gadarwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****75%**

**32%

Television ****40%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**44%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kelkachh?

■ Kelkachh · ■ Gadarwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****820**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**927

Working population ****33.3%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 48.1% for women. 57% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 132 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (28%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 12 (6%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Gadarwara

- Patlon651 people
- Bhamka648 people
- Hirdepur645 people
- Salaiya639 people
- Pondi625 people
- Patna622 people
- Bhorgarh621 people
- Ghaghrola Kalan617 people

[All 355 villages in Gadarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gadarwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kelkachh from Narsimhapur?85 km by road
- What is the population of Kelkachh?628 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kelkachh in?Narsimhapur district (Gadarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kelkachh?62.5% (Census 2011)