# Kem Tukum Village, Ballarpur, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Ballarpur, Chandrapur 

# Kem Tukum

Kem Tukum is a village in Ballarpur sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **321 people in 63 households**, the 21st largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 321people (2011)
- 63households
- 79.9%literacy
- 529females per 1,000 males

## Kem Tukum PIN code and other codes

Kem Tukum falls in Ballarpur sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBallarpur
- Census village code541522

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

## How far is Kem Tukum from nearby towns?

- Ballarpur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)22 km by road
- Ballarpur (nearest town)6 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 Kem Tukum?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kem Tukum; 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 schoolunder 5 km · Bamhani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ballarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandrapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Kem Tukum known for?

The main crops are **paddy and soybean**. About 85% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Kem Tukum

Of every 100 households in Kem Tukum in 2011, 67 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kem Tukum · ■ Ballarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**66%

Tap water ****65%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**76%

Use banking services ****0%**

**73%

Television ****24%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**88%

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 Kem Tukum?

■ Kem Tukum · ■ Ballarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****529**

**903

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****391**

**884

Working population ****30.8%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 59.8% for women. 34% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 82 (83%)

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 Ballarpur

- Bhivkund810 people
- Katwali635 people
- Nimgata Chak510 people
- Mohali Tukum392 people
- Charwat297 people
- Dharmashala Tukum248 people
- Asegaon246 people
- Korti Tukum132 people

[All 31 villages in Ballarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/ballarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kem Tukum from Chandrapur?22 km by road
- What is the population of Kem Tukum?321 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kem Tukum in?Chandrapur district (Ballarpur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kem Tukum?79.9% (Census 2011)