# Kalam Village, Sadar, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/sadar/kalam/ Village · Sadar, Kalahandi # Kalam Kalam is a village in Sadar sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,207 people in 327 households**, the 26th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.5%. - 1,207people (2011) - 327households - 66.1%literacy - 766001PIN code ## Kalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalam is 766001.** Kalam falls in Sadar sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha. - PIN code766001 - Gram panchayatKalam - Community development blockBhawanipatna - Census village code423326 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalam from nearby towns? - Sadar (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Bhawanipatna (district HQ)26 km by road - Bhawanipatna (nearest town)26 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 Kalam? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bishwanathapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhawanipatna - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatna - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Kalam known for? The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. Products made here include bricks and tyle. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kalam Of every 100 households in Kalam in 2011, 9 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kalam · ■ Sadar rural average Electricity for lighting ****9%** **22% Toilet within the home ****3%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **91% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****34%** **27% Television ****9%** **14% Mobile phone ****29%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **31% 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 Kalam? ■ Kalam · ■ Sadar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%** **57.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992** **1002 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013** **955 Working population ****60.7%** **47.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.4% for men and 50.7% for women. 66% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 68 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (8%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 125 (17%) · **■** Marginal 477 (65%) 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 Sadar - Adhamunda1,325 people - Dangaripadar1,278 people - Malgaon1,247 people - Themera1,231 people - Bileikuni1,206 people - Kandha Bando pala1,182 people - Chahagaon1,169 people - Turpi1,156 people [All 318 villages in Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/sadar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalam?766001 - How far is Kalam from Bhawanipatna?26 km by road - What is the population of Kalam?1,207 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalam in?Kalahandi district (Sadar sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Kalam?66.1% (Census 2011)