# Khidki Kalam Village, Dharni, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Dharni, Amravati 

# Khidki Kalam

Khidki Kalam is a village in Dharni sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **915 people in 200 households**, the 92nd largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 915people (2011)
- 200households
- 68.0%literacy
- 1,020females per 1,000 males

## Khidki Kalam PIN code and other codes

Khidki Kalam falls in Dharni sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDharni
- Census village code531403

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

## How far is Khidki Kalam from nearby towns?

- Dharni (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)165 km by road
- Akot (nearest town)65 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 Khidki Kalam?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Savalikheda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dharani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dharni
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Khidki Kalam known for?

About 57% of the 710 hectares of village land is sown, and 379 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 Khidki Kalam

Of every 100 households in Khidki Kalam in 2011, 13 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khidki Kalam · ■ Dharni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**90%

Tap water ****100%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**15%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****5%**

**35%

Television ****4%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****77%**

**62%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Khidki Kalam?

■ Khidki Kalam · ■ Dharni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103**

**957

Working population ****45.4%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 55.9% for women. 54% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 181 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 202 (49%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 31 (7%)

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 Dharni

- Sawarya922 people
- Pohara921 people
- Potilawa916 people
- Utawali916 people
- Kawadaziri890 people
- Dhodra886 people
- Sonabardi870 people
- Ghota869 people

[All 156 villages in Dharni](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/dharni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khidki Kalam from Amravati?165 km by road
- What is the population of Khidki Kalam?915 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khidki Kalam in?Amravati district (Dharni sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Khidki Kalam?68.0% (Census 2011)