# Amchha Kalan Village, Goharganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Goharganj, Raisen 

# Amchha Kalan

Amchha Kalan is a village in Goharganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **431 people in 84 households**, the 125th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 431people (2011)
- 84households
- 78.1%literacy
- 752females per 1,000 males

## Amchha Kalan PIN code and other codes

Amchha Kalan falls in Goharganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockObedullaganj
- Census village code484310

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

## How far is Amchha Kalan from nearby towns?

- Goharganj (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)70 km by road
- Obedullaganj (nearest town)11 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 Amchha Kalan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Amchha Kalan; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Obedullaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandideep
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Amchha Kalan known for?

About 90% of the 241 hectares of village land is sown, and 154 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 Amchha Kalan

Of every 100 households in Amchha Kalan in 2011, 93 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amchha Kalan · ■ Goharganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**17%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****49%**

**38%

Television ****49%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**35%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Amchha Kalan?

■ Amchha Kalan · ■ Goharganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****752**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**927

Working population ****31.8%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 60.6% for women. 41% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (28%) · **■** Other work 53 (39%) · **■** Marginal 31 (23%)

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 Goharganj

- Baijalpur448 people
- Magardha Pipaliya446 people
- Kumadi440 people
- Mandwa Rampura433 people
- Beejor428 people
- Jatanpur427 people
- Nandora424 people
- Damdongri420 people

[All 230 villages in Goharganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/goharganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amchha Kalan from Raisen?70 km by road
- What is the population of Amchha Kalan?431 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amchha Kalan in?Raisen district (Goharganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Amchha Kalan?78.1% (Census 2011)