# Khamtara Village, Bahoriband, Katni (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bahoriband, Katni 

# Khamtara

Khamtara is a village in Bahoriband sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,675 people in 417 households**, the 36th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,675people (2011)
- 417households
- 76.0%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Khamtara PIN code and other codes

Khamtara falls in Bahoriband sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBahoriband
- Census village code488629

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

## How far is Khamtara from nearby towns?

- Bahoriband (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)46 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)46 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 Khamtara?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Khamtara; 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
- ●Public 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 schoolunder 5 km · Bakal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sihora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 10 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 Khamtara known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 83% of the 507 hectares of village land is sown, and 199 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 Khamtara

Of every 100 households in Khamtara in 2011, 28 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khamtara · ■ Bahoriband rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**96%

Use banking services ****30%**

**50%

Television ****9%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**41%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Khamtara?

■ Khamtara · ■ Bahoriband rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**948

Working population ****55.2%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 67.7% for women. 54% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 303 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (2%) · **■** Marginal 583 (63%)

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 Bahoriband

- Bandhi1,808 people
- Pondi1,797 people
- Tihari1,742 people
- Muhatara1,707 people
- Sindursi1,671 people
- Masandha1,634 people
- Pipariya1,618 people
- Amoch1,579 people

[All 195 villages in Bahoriband](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/bahoriband/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khamtara from Katni?46 km by road
- What is the population of Khamtara?1,675 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khamtara in?Katni district (Bahoriband sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khamtara?76.0% (Census 2011)