Village · Kirnapur, Balaghat
# Chatrutola

Chatrutola is a village in Kirnapur sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 299 people in 71 households, the 116th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.
- 299 people (2011)
- 71 households
- 61.5% literacy
- 1,007 females per 1,000 males

## Chatrutola PIN code and other codes

Chatrutola falls in Kirnapur sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Kirnapur
- Census village code 497936

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chatrutola from nearby towns?
- Kirnapur (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Balaghat (nearest town) 35 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chatrutola?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chatrutola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kirnapur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kirnapur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kirnapur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chatrutola known for?

The main crops are dhan, chana and wheat. About 73% of the 90 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chatrutola

Of every 100 households in Chatrutola in 2011, 64 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chatrutola · ■ Kirnapur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 64% 76%
- Toilet within the home 9% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 91% 91%
- Tap water 0% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 8% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 98%
- Use banking services 3% 37%
- Television 17% 15%
- Mobile phone 3% 18%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 47% 25%
- Own their home 98% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chatrutola?

■ Chatrutola · ■ Kirnapur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.5% 76.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1007 1019
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 682 944
- Working population 36.5% 54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.4% for men and 57.8% for women. 48% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 20 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (5%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 11 (10%) · ■ Marginal 72 (66%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kirnapur
- Kosamdehi 346 people
- Kodobarra 345 people
- Bangalitola 333 people
- Bhakkutola 330 people
- Sirri 288 people
- Managarh 225 people
- Sakritola 218 people
- Sitapara 214 people

All 148 villages in Kirnapur

## Quick answers
- How far is Chatrutola from Balaghat? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Chatrutola? 299 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chatrutola in? Balaghat district (Kirnapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chatrutola? 61.5% (Census 2011)

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