# Kalka Village, Kandhar, Nanded (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/kandhar/kalka/ Village · Kandhar, Nanded # Kalka Kalka is a village in Kandhar sub-district of Nanded district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,142 people in 398 households**, the 35th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%. - 2,142people (2011) - 398households - 67.6%literacy - 944females per 1,000 males ## Kalka PIN code and other codes Kalka falls in Kandhar sub-district, Nanded district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKandhar - Census village code545394 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalka from nearby towns? - Kandhar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Nanded (district HQ)60 km by road - Kandhar (nearest town)20 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 Kalka? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Kalka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Kandhar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nanded - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Kalka known for? About 63% of the 644 hectares of village land is sown, and 307 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 Kalka Of every 100 households in Kalka in 2011, 58 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kalka · ■ Kandhar rural average Electricity for lighting ****58%** **63% Toilet within the home ****4%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **86% Tap water ****81%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****37%** **43% Television ****4%** **15% Mobile phone ****33%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****60%** **42% Own their home ****100%** **97% 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 Kalka? ■ Kalka · ■ Kandhar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%** **73.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960** **889 Working population ****46.3%** **48.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.8% for men and 53.7% for women. 56% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 451 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 421 (42%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 85 (9%) · **■** Marginal 30 (3%) 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 Kandhar - Datala2,224 people - Wahad2,223 people - Mangnali2,151 people - Hadoli B.S.2,146 people - Sawargaon Nipani2,136 people - Alegaon2,095 people - Kallali2,042 people - Lath Kh.2,030 people [All 127 villages in Kandhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/kandhar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kalka from Nanded?60 km by road - What is the population of Kalka?2,142 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalka in?Nanded district (Kandhar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kalka?67.6% (Census 2011)