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Kalka

Kandhar mandal
Pincode 431714
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
sunanda haribhau gadekar
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LGD code
545394
Pincode
431714
Post office
Kandhar
Population
2,142
Households
398
Literacy rate
58.4%
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000♂
Workers
991
Distance to district centre
67 km
Distance to mandal centre
19 km
Distance to Mumbai
465 km
Distance to Hyderabad
203 km
Nearest railway station
Hazur Sahib Nanded · 38 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Rural Hospital, Kandhar · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kalka compares

By population, Kalka ranks #35 of 121 villages in Kandhar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
58.4%
−4.4% vs mandal average
Kalka
58.4%
Kandhar mandal
62.8%
Nanded district
65.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
944
+11 vs mandal average
Kalka
944
Kandhar mandal
933
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.3 vs mandal average
Kalka
5.4
Kandhar mandal
5.1

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Kalka at a glance

Kalka is a village of 2,142 people in 398 households (Census 2011) in Kandhar taluka, Nanded district, Maharashtra, the 35th-largest of 121 villages in Kandhar taluka. Literacy is 58%, 4 points below the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 944 women per 1,000 men. It lies 67 km from the Nanded district centre, 26 km from Naigaon, the nearest town, 38 km from Hazur Sahib Nanded railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 431714, served by Kandhar post office; the LGD village code is 545394. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Kandhar, 12 km away. The sarpanch is sunanda haribhau gadekar, and the village votes in Loha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prataprao Patil Chikhalikar. The population is estimated at 2,525 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kalka

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
No
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
18
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
Kandhar
Distance to nearest town (km)
20
Distance to district HQ (km)
60
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
20
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
644
Irrigated area (ha)
307
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Kalka

LGD code
545394
Pincode
431714
Post office
Kandhar
Population (Census 2011)
2,142
Population (projected 2026)
2,525
Households
398
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
944
Literacy rate
58.4%
Coordinates
18.81576°N, 77.28981°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Latur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Loha
Member of Parliament
Shivaji Kalge
Member of Legislative Assembly
Prataprao Patil Chikhalikar
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
sunanda haribhau gadekar
Block / Mandal
Kandhar
Getting there

How to reach Kalka

Mandal centre
Kandhar · ≈ 19 km
≈ 40 min by car · 47 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Nanded · ≈ 67 km
≈ 2 h 18 min by car · 2 h 44 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 16,719 people
Naigaon · ≈ 26 km
≈ 53 min by car · 1 h 3 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Mumbai465 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad203 km
  • Bengaluru651 km
  • Chennai713 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationHazur Sahib Nanded38 km
  • Bus stopMukhed bus Station14 km
  • Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Kandhar12 km
  • Petrol pumphp29 km
  • CollegeMatoshri College30 km
  • Police stationPalam Police Station42 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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