# Kotha, Shahpur, Betul (Madhya Pradesh) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Shahpur, Betul 

# Kotha

Kotha is a village in [Shahpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/shahpur/) sub-district of [Betul](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/) district, [Madhya Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **429 people in 95 households**, the 88th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.

- 429people (2011)
- 95households
- 51.7%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Kotha PIN code and other codes

Kotha falls in Shahpur sub-district, Betul district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockShahpur
- Census village code486089

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

## How far is Kotha from nearby towns?

- Shahpur (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Betul (district HQ)71 km by road
- Betul (nearest town)71 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 Kotha?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kotha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Betul
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Kotha known for?

About 12% of the 764 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Kotha

Of every 100 households in Kotha in 2011, 22 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kotha · ■ Shahpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****96%**

**65%

Television ****7%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****70%**

**46%

Own their home ****90%**

**93%

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 Kotha?

■ Kotha · ■ Shahpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.7%**

**58.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**962

Working population ****55.5%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.7% for men and 37.4% for women. 60% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 189 (79%)

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 Shahpur

- Chhimdi Ryt480 people
- Dhanwar480 people
- Kanjitalab475 people
- Mendha Kheda431 people
- Bhagtandhana419 people
- Ratandhana Ryt415 people
- Bankabharda413 people
- Dhamnya410 people

[All 131 villages in Shahpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/shahpur/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- How far is Kotha from Betul?71 km by road
- What is the population of Kotha?429 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotha in?Betul district (Shahpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kotha?51.7% (Census 2011)