# Khursitola Village, Lanji, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Lanji, Balaghat 

# Khursitola

Khursitola is a village in Lanji sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **745 people in 179 households**, the 90th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 745people (2011)
- 179households
- 79.3%literacy
- 1,008females per 1,000 males

## Khursitola PIN code and other codes

Khursitola falls in Lanji sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockLanji
- Census village code498578

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

## How far is Khursitola from nearby towns?

- Lanji (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)72 km by road
- Lanji (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 Khursitola?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Khursitola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lanji
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Khursitola known for?

About 27% of the 403 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Khursitola

Of every 100 households in Khursitola in 2011, 84 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khursitola · ■ Lanji rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**15%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****15%**

**25%

Television ****13%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**23%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Khursitola?

■ Khursitola · ■ Lanji rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039**

**987

Working population ****61.7%**

**59.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 71.3% for women. 61% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 93 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (23%) · **■** Other work 35 (8%) · **■** Marginal 225 (49%)

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 Lanji

- Bordi818 people
- Chichewada792 people
- Gorra789 people
- Itora781 people
- Pondi745 people
- Lohara739 people
- Thema714 people
- Jiwnara703 people

[All 162 villages in Lanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lanji/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khursitola from Balaghat?72 km by road
- What is the population of Khursitola?745 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khursitola in?Balaghat district (Lanji sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khursitola?79.3% (Census 2011)