# Kalama Village, Surada, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Surada, Ganjam 

# Kalama

Kalama is a village in Surada sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761151**. The 2011 Census counted **430 people in 108 households**, the 52nd largest of 106 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.5%.

- 430people (2011)
- 108households
- 60.3%literacy
- 761151PIN code

## Kalama PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalama is 761151.** Kalama falls in Surada sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761151
- Gram panchayatGochha
- Community development blockSurada
- Census village code410811

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

## How far is Kalama from nearby towns?

- Surada (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)119 km by road
- Surada (nearest town)21 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 Kalama?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kalama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Surada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Surada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Surada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Kalama known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and vegetable**. About 29% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Kalama

Of every 100 households in Kalama in 2011, 67 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalama · ■ Surada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****62%**

**40%

Television ****12%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****41%**

**38%

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 Kalama?

■ Kalama · ■ Surada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%**

**60.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**896

Working population ****47.2%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 41.8% for women. 49% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 196 (97%)

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 Surada

- Haripur459 people
- Petagadu456 people
- Barapadhani452 people
- Bibhutia440 people
- Uparadantalingi427 people
- Murgapalli398 people
- Hatigada394 people
- Gochha355 people

[All 116 villages in Surada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/surada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalama?761151
- How far is Kalama from Chatrapur?119 km by road
- What is the population of Kalama?430 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalama in?Ganjam district (Surada sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kalama?60.3% (Census 2011)