# Kalam Village, Konark, Puri (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Konark, Puri 

# Kalam

Kalam is a village in Konark sub-district of Puri district, Odisha, PIN code **752118**. The 2011 Census counted **95 people in 20 households**, the 67th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.6%.

- 95people (2011)
- 20households
- 85.2%literacy
- 752118PIN code

## Kalam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalam is 752118.** Kalam falls in Konark sub-district, Puri district, Odisha.

- PIN code752118
- Gram panchayatAbadhan
- Community development blockKakatpur
- Census village code409302

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?

- Konark (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Puri (district HQ)47 km by road
- Puri (nearest town)47 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?

4 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bangunigaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Konark
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Puri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 betel**. About 63% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 84 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalam · ■ Konark rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**36%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****32%**

**45%

Television ****37%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Konark rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**86.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**908

Working population ****47.4%**

**39.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 77.8% for women. 64% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 22 (49%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 22 (49%)

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 Konark

- Katakana119 people
- Kherang111 people
- Kalamapata110 people
- Champahar102 people
- Athakhura84 people
- Girimakanra5 people

[All 80 villages in Konark](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/konark/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalam?752118
- How far is Kalam from Puri?47 km by road
- What is the population of Kalam?95 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalam in?Puri district (Konark sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kalam?85.2% (Census 2011)