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About Kalegondi Village

Kalegondi is a mid sized village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 622, made up of 299 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalegondi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalegondi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuikhadan
Pincode 491888
Area (hectares) 316.83 hectares
Population 622
Male Population 299
Female Population 323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalegondi compares

By the 2011 count Kalegondi is the 104th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 316.83 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kalegondi

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

Kalegondi lies about 60 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 47 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 Kalegondi
Tehsil headquarters Chhuikhadan 20 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 29 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 47 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 60 km

Villages closest to Kalegondi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalegondi village had a population of 622. That makes it the 104th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Kalegondi village has 299 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalegondi has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kalegondi is 491888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalegondi covers 316.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalegondi falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kalegondi is Rasmara, about 47 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 Kalegondi.

Kalegondi is about 60 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalegondi is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuikhadan is about 20 km away. Khairāgarh is about 29 km away. Rasmara is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maradkathera (under 2 km), Biranpur Kalan (1.7 km) and Biranpur Khurd (1.7 km).

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

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