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About Kalmi Village

Kalmi is a mid sized village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,106, made up of 542 males and 564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalmi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalmi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 493338
Area (hectares) 211.53 hectares
Population 1,106
Male Population 542
Female Population 564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalmi compares

By the 2011 count Kalmi is the 52nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 211.53 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Kalmi

Kalmi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalmi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kalmi from other places

Kalmi lies about 52 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Jharadih, about 43 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 Kalmi
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 10 km
Nearest town Saraipali 34 km
Nearest railway station Jharadih 43 km
District headquarters Raigarh 52 km

Villages closest to Kalmi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarangarh 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 Kalmi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalmi village had a population of 1,106. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Kalmi village has 542 males and 564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalmi has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Kalmi is 493338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalmi covers 211.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalmi falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kalmi is Jharadih, about 43 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 village for Kalmi.

Kalmi is about 52 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalmi is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 10 km away. Saraipali is about 34 km away. Jharadih is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paraskol (under 2 km), Parsa Pali (under 2 km) and Gaydarha (under 2 km).

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

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