Village · Gadarwara, Narsimhapur
# Koskarpa

Koskarpa is a village in Gadarwara sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 357 people in 75 households, the 286th largest of 350 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.
- 357 people (2011)
- 75 households
- 60.7% literacy
- 879 females per 1,000 males

## Koskarpa PIN code and other codes

Koskarpa falls in Gadarwara sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Saikheda
- Census village code 490825

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

## How far is Koskarpa from nearby towns?
- Gadarwara (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Narsimhapur (district HQ) 73 km by road
- Gadarwara (nearest town) 18 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Koskarpa?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Koskarpa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

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

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Saikhera
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gadarwara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gadarwara
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 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) 9 h summer · 9 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Koskarpa known for?

About 87% of the 596 hectares of village land is sown, and 301 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Koskarpa

Of every 100 households in Koskarpa in 2011, 100 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Koskarpa · ■ Gadarwara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 63%
- Toilet within the home 11% 27%
- No toilet (open defecation) 89% 73%
- Tap water 0% 14%
- Drinking water within premises 100% 21%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 96%
- Use banking services 19% 32%
- Television 23% 24%
- Mobile phone 29% 31%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 23% 44%
- Own their home 99% 96%

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

## What is the population of Koskarpa?

■ Koskarpa · ■ Gadarwara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 60.7% 70.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 879 911
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 903 927
- Working population 46.5% 43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 49.6% for women. 58% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 29 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 15 (9%) · ■ Household industry 10 (6%) · ■ Other work 8 (5%) · ■ Marginal 104 (63%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Gadarwara
- Ghutango 376 people
- Jamuniya 369 people
- Surna 365 people
- Supari 363 people
- Kirahkota 342 people
- Mehra Kheda 342 people
- Nibhora 342 people
- Jhamar 334 people

All 355 villages in Gadarwara

## Other places named Koskarpa
- Koskarpa · Village, Bankhedi, Hoshangabad · 370 people

## Quick answers
- How far is Koskarpa from Narsimhapur? 73 km by road
- What is the population of Koskarpa? 357 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Koskarpa in? Narsimhapur district (Gadarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Koskarpa? 60.7% (Census 2011)

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