# Kalaj Village, Phaltan, Satara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/satara/phaltan/kalaj/ Village · Phaltan, Satara # Kalaj Kalaj is a village in Phaltan sub-district of Satara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,066 people in 484 households**, the 56th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%. - 2,066people (2011) - 484households - 74.6%literacy - 1,010females per 1,000 males ## Kalaj PIN code and other codes Kalaj falls in Phaltan sub-district, Satara district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPhaltan - Census village code563261 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalaj from nearby towns? - Phaltan (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Satara (district HQ)55 km by road - Phaltan (nearest town)16 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 Kalaj? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kalaj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lonand - ○Degree college5–10 km · Lonand - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Lonand - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Kalaj known for? About 70% of the 1,074 hectares of village land is sown, and 251 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 Kalaj Of every 100 households in Kalaj in 2011, 85 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kalaj · ■ Phaltan rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **78% Toilet within the home ****68%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****13%** **27% Tap water ****36%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **58% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **71% Use banking services ****70%** **78% Television ****54%** **52% Mobile phone ****59%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **34% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****21%** **14% Own their home ****91%** **91% 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 Kalaj? ■ Kalaj · ■ Phaltan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%** **79.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926** **863 Working population ****47.5%** **48.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 68.5% for women. 58% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 469 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (22%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 241 (25%) · **■** Marginal 35 (4%) 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 Phaltan - Hol2,174 people - Kambleshwar2,141 people - Andrud2,114 people - Salpe2,082 people - Mirdhe2,041 people - Mirgaon2,008 people - Hanmantwadi1,969 people - Kurvali Kh.1,890 people [All 125 villages in Phaltan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/satara/phaltan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kalaj from Satara?55 km by road - What is the population of Kalaj?2,066 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalaj in?Satara district (Phaltan sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kalaj?74.6% (Census 2011)