# Kontar Village, Amarpatan, Satna (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Amarpatan, Satna 

# Kontar

Kontar is a village in Amarpatan sub-district of Satna district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,424 people in 306 households**, the 50th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,424people (2011)
- 306households
- 66.3%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Kontar PIN code and other codes

Kontar falls in Amarpatan sub-district, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockAmarpatan
- Census village code464412

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

## How far is Kontar from nearby towns?

- Amarpatan (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Satna (district HQ)58 km by road
- Govindgarh (nearest town)12 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 Kontar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mukundpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rewa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rewa
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Kontar known for?

About 87% of the 116 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Kontar

Of every 100 households in Kontar in 2011, 56 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kontar · ■ Amarpatan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**14%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****49%**

**41%

Television ****20%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Kontar?

■ Kontar · ■ Amarpatan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**910

Working population ****38.9%**

**44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 55.4% for women. 50% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 370 (67%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 71 (13%) · **■** Marginal 59 (11%)

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 Amarpatan

- Pal1,467 people
- Ruhiya1,443 people
- Padari1,442 people
- Khutha1,433 people
- Lalitpur No.11,397 people
- Paipkhara1,375 people
- Kirhai1,361 people
- Lalitpur No.21,351 people

[All 187 villages in Amarpatan](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/satna/amarpatan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kontar from Satna?58 km by road
- What is the population of Kontar?1,424 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kontar in?Satna district (Amarpatan sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kontar?66.3% (Census 2011)