Village · Murwara, Katni
# Lakhapateri

Lakhapateri is a village in Murwara sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,946 people in 425 households, the 19th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.
- 1,946 people (2011)
- 425 households
- 70.0% literacy
- 940 females per 1,000 males

## Lakhapateri PIN code and other codes

Lakhapateri falls in Murwara sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Katni
- Census village code 488137

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

## How far is Lakhapateri from nearby towns?
- Katni (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Katni (district HQ) 16 km by road
- Katni (nearest town) 16 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Lakhapateri?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Lakhapateri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Railway station In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Katni
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Katni
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Lakhapateri known for?

The main crops are dhan, wheat and chana. About 23% of the 590 hectares of village land is sown, and 133 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Lakhapateri

Of every 100 households in Lakhapateri in 2011, 78 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lakhapateri · ■ Murwara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 78% 69%
- Toilet within the home 13% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 87% 90%
- Tap water 8% 11%
- Drinking water within premises 21% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 95%
- Use banking services 54% 55%
- Television 22% 28%
- Mobile phone 34% 31%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 31% 26%
- Own their home 95% 96%

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

## What is the population of Lakhapateri?

■ Lakhapateri · ■ Murwara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.0% 69.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 940 959
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1029 972
- Working population 40.5% 39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 58.1% for women. 54% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 162 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 137 (17%) · ■ Household industry 13 (2%) · ■ Other work 219 (28%) · ■ Marginal 258 (33%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Murwara
- Bichuwa 2,357 people
- Gulwara 2,296 people
- Johla 2,025 people
- Badkhera 1,984 people
- Harduwa 1,909 people
- Deora Khurd 1,850 people
- Kharkhari 1,810 people
- Imaliya 1,785 people

All 123 villages in Murwara

## Quick answers
- How far is Lakhapateri from Katni? 16 km by road
- What is the population of Lakhapateri? 1,946 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lakhapateri in? Katni district (Murwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lakhapateri? 70.0% (Census 2011)

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