# Kortho * Village, Alinagar, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Alinagar, Darbhanga 

# Kortho *

Kortho * is a village in Alinagar sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,860 people in 777 households**, the 12th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%.

- 3,860people (2011)
- 777households
- 52.9%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Kortho * PIN code and other codes

Kortho * falls in Alinagar sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNawanagar Narma
- Community development blockAlinagar
- Census village code227239

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kortho * from nearby towns?

- Alinagar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)50 km by road
- Benipur (nearest town)8 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 Kortho *?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kortho *; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhanjharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 14 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 Kortho * known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kortho *

Of every 100 households in Kortho * in 2011, 10 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kortho * · ■ Alinagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**97%

Use banking services ****42%**

**37%

Television ****4%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Kortho *?

■ Kortho * · ■ Alinagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.9%**

**49.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**953

Working population ****36.4%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.5% for men and 41.9% for women. 48% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 203 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 108 (8%) · **■** Household industry 36 (3%) · **■** Other work 128 (9%) · **■** Marginal 930 (66%)

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 Alinagar

- Adhloam5,898 people
- Dhamwara5,092 people
- Jaitipur4,814 people
- Mirzapur3,874 people
- Andauli3,799 people
- Sisouni3,724 people
- Antaur3,541 people
- Shampur3,530 people

[All 44 villages in Alinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/alinagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kortho * from Darbhanga?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kortho *?3,860 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kortho * in?Darbhanga district (Alinagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kortho *?52.9% (Census 2011)