# Kothurna Village, Khairlanji, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/khairlanji/kothurna/ Village · Khairlanji, Balaghat # Kothurna Kothurna is a village in Khairlanji sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,774 people in 462 households**, the 34th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%. - 1,774people (2011) - 462households - 77.5%literacy - 941females per 1,000 males ## Kothurna PIN code and other codes Kothurna falls in Khairlanji sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKhairlanji - Census village code497454 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kothurna from nearby towns? - Khairlanji (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Balaghat (district HQ)30 km by road - Waraseoni (nearest town)11 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 Kothurna? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kothurna; 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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 · Garra - ○Degree college10+ km · Waraseoni - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 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 - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Kothurna known for? About 84% of the 485 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Kothurna Of every 100 households in Kothurna in 2011, 67 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kothurna · ■ Khairlanji rural average Electricity for lighting ****67%** **66% Toilet within the home ****8%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****2%** **30% Television ****12%** **13% Mobile phone ****11%** **17% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****48%** **36% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Kothurna? ■ Kothurna · ■ Khairlanji rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%** **79.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850** **983 Working population ****58.7%** **57.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.5% for men and 68.1% for women. 61% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 320 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (3%) · **■** Marginal 548 (53%) 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 Khairlanji - Saleteka1,897 people - Fulchur1,858 people - Bhajiyadand1,845 people - Kumahali1,803 people - Temani1,766 people - Mowad1,748 people - Chhetera1,746 people - Gudrughat1,732 people [All 84 villages in Khairlanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/khairlanji/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kothurna from Balaghat?30 km by road - What is the population of Kothurna?1,774 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kothurna in?Balaghat district (Khairlanji sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kothurna?77.5% (Census 2011)