# Amthanu Village, Kareli, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Kareli, Narsimhapur 

# Amthanu

Amthanu is a village in Kareli sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **949 people in 185 households**, the 53rd largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 949people (2011)
- 185households
- 63.8%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Amthanu PIN code and other codes

Amthanu falls in Kareli sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKareli
- Census village code491259

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

## How far is Amthanu from nearby towns?

- Kareli (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Narsimhapur (district HQ)51 km by road
- Kareli (nearest town)35 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 Amthanu?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Amthanu; 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
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Narsimhapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Amthanu known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, chana and masoor**. About 47% of the 507 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Amthanu

Of every 100 households in Amthanu in 2011, 84 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Amthanu · ■ Kareli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**64%

Tap water ****28%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**24%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****7%**

**40%

Television ****15%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**42%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

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 Amthanu?

■ Amthanu · ■ Kareli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****743**

**936

Working population ****56.3%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 57.2% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 329 (62%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (6%) · **■** Marginal 110 (21%)

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 Kareli

- Rampura994 people
- Guwari983 people
- Machamau976 people
- Kapuri958 people
- Simariya Khurd948 people
- Kodsa928 people
- Piparha921 people
- Bikor913 people

[All 147 villages in Kareli](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/kareli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amthanu from Narsimhapur?51 km by road
- What is the population of Amthanu?949 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amthanu in?Narsimhapur district (Kareli sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Amthanu?63.8% (Census 2011)