# Kalapani Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati 

# Kalapani

Kalapani is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **354 people in 97 households**, the 124th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 354people (2011)
- 97households
- 74.8%literacy
- 1,095females per 1,000 males

## Kalapani PIN code and other codes

Kalapani falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChikhaldara
- Census village code531694

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

## How far is Kalapani from nearby towns?

- Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)67 km by road
- Achalpur (nearest town)14 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 Kalapani?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kalapani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Paratwada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paratwada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Achalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Kalapani known for?

About 79% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Kalapani

Of every 100 households in Kalapani in 2011, 36 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalapani · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**29%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**43%

Television ****17%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****73%**

**66%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Kalapani?

■ Kalapani · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1095**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1176**

**979

Working population ****63.3%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 66.1% for women. 62% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (72%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 54 (24%)

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 Chikhaldara

- Dhargad386 people
- Khirapani371 people
- Hilda369 people
- Garajdari362 people
- Bodu344 people
- Patkahu339 people
- Pipadari334 people
- Ruipathar333 people

[All 193 villages in Chikhaldara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kalapani from Amravati?67 km by road
- What is the population of Kalapani?354 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalapani in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kalapani?74.8% (Census 2011)