# Kalashi Village, Dhamangaon Railway, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Dhamangaon Railway, Amravati 

# Kalashi

Kalashi is a village in Dhamangaon Railway sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **483 people in 127 households**, the 73rd largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 483people (2011)
- 127households
- 80.8%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Kalashi PIN code and other codes

Kalashi falls in Dhamangaon Railway sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDhamangaon Railway
- Census village code533319

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

## How far is Kalashi from nearby towns?

- Dhamangaon Railway (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)65 km by road
- Dattapur Dhamangaon (nearest town)10 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 Kalashi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kalashi; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhamangaon Railway
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhamangaon Railway
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Kalashi known for?

About 86% of the 766 hectares of village land is sown, and 535 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 Kalashi

Of every 100 households in Kalashi in 2011, 81 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kalashi · ■ Dhamangaon Railway rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**55%

Tap water ****1%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**49%

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

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**82%

Use banking services ****42%**

**61%

Television ****36%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 Kalashi?

■ Kalashi · ■ Dhamangaon Railway rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**916

Working population ****61.1%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 74.9% for women. 61% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 27 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 206 (70%) · **■** Other work 47 (16%) · **■** Marginal 15 (5%)

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 Dhamangaon Railway

- Kamnapur529 people
- Gokulsara522 people
- Ramgaon522 people
- Borwaghal503 people
- Kharda461 people
- Sonara Kakade433 people
- Tuljapur359 people
- Salimpur326 people

[All 112 villages in Dhamangaon Railway](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/dhamangaon-railway/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kalashi from Amravati?65 km by road
- What is the population of Kalashi?483 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalashi in?Amravati district (Dhamangaon Railway sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kalashi?80.8% (Census 2011)