# Kortho * Village, Ghanshyampur, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/ghanshyampur/kortho/ Village · Ghanshyampur, Darbhanga # Kortho * Kortho * is a village in Ghanshyampur sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **17,915 people in 3,848 households**, the 2nd largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%. - 17,915people (2011) - 3,848households - 54.5%literacy - 901females per 1,000 males ## Kortho * PIN code and other codes Kortho * falls in Ghanshyampur sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKorthu Pachmi, Korthu Purvi - Community development blockGhanshyampur - Census village code227748 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? - Ghanshyampur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)45 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town)45 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 *? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Kortho *; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 12 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Fakirana - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds 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 83% of the 1,838 hectares of village land is sown, and 765 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, 3 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kortho * · ■ Ghanshyampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **2% Toilet within the home ****14%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **80% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****25%** **37% Television ****3%** **3% Mobile phone ****42%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **33% Own their home ****99%** **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 * · ■ Ghanshyampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.5%** **53.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901** **920 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926** **934 Working population ****30.6%** **34.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.1% for men and 41.4% for women. 48% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2,026 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,575 (29%) · **■** Household industry 61 (1%) · **■** Other work 528 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,297 (24%) 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 Ghanshyampur - Pohadi18,643 people - Pali13,125 people - Jadupatti9,786 people - Shahpur9,513 people - Salahpur Lagma7,224 people [All 29 villages in Ghanshyampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/ghanshyampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kortho * from Darbhanga?45 km by road - What is the population of Kortho *?17,915 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kortho * in?Darbhanga district (Ghanshyampur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kortho *?54.5% (Census 2011)