# Kanthari Village, Alirajpur, Alirajpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Alirajpur, Alirajpur 

# Kanthari

Kanthari is a village in Alirajpur sub-district of Alirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,449 people in 327 households**, the 31st largest of 340 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 12.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 29.9%.

- 2,449people (2011)
- 327households
- 12.3%literacy
- 1,032females per 1,000 males

## Kanthari PIN code and other codes

Kanthari falls in Alirajpur sub-district, Alirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSondwa
- Census village code505320

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

## How far is Kanthari from nearby towns?

- Alirajpur (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Alirajpur (district HQ)37 km by road
- Alirajpur (nearest town)37 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 Kanthari?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kanthari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chhaktala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Alirajpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Alirajpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Kanthari known for?

About 75% of the 707 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Kanthari

Of every 100 households in Kanthari in 2011, 89 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanthari · ■ Alirajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****16%**

**31%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****97%**

**64%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Kanthari?

■ Kanthari · ■ Alirajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****12.3%**

**29.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**1018

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**984

Working population ****64.8%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 14.5% for men and 10.3% for women. 64% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 858 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 619 (39%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 107 (7%)

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 Alirajpur

- Band2,474 people
- Khar Kuwa2,473 people
- Guda2,460 people
- Khamat2,451 people
- Kharpai2,385 people
- Darkhad2,354 people
- Ghunghasa2,350 people
- Kattiwada Khas2,333 people

[All 344 villages in Alirajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/alirajpur/alirajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kanthari from Alirajpur?37 km by road
- What is the population of Kanthari?2,449 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanthari in?Alirajpur district (Alirajpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kanthari?12.3% (Census 2011)