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About Kalmidih Village

Kalmidih is a mid sized village in Jaijaipur tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 811, made up of 386 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495690, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalmidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalmidih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Jaijaipur
Pincode 495690
Area (hectares) 276.15 hectares
Population 811
Male Population 386
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalmidih compares

By the 2011 count Kalmidih is the 76th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents. Its 276.15 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Kalmidih

Kalmidih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalmidih as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalmidih from other places

Kalmidih lies about 34 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Jetha, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kalmidih
Tehsil headquarters Jaijaipur 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Jetha 16 km
Nearest town Saktī 19 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 34 km

Villages closest to Kalmidih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaijaipur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kalmidih

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalmidih village had a population of 811. That makes it the 76th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents.

Kalmidih village has 386 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalmidih has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Kalmidih is 495690. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalmidih covers 276.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalmidih falls under Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kalmidih is Jetha, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalmidih.

Kalmidih is about 34 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalmidih is in Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Jaijaipur is about 7.9 km away. Jetha is about 16 km away. Saktī is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semaradih (under 2 km), Beladula (1.7 km) and Karmandih (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kalmidih today is likely to be higher.

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