# Kothigarh Village, Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol 

# Kothigarh

Kothigarh is a village in Jaisinghnagar sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,039 people in 271 households**, the 66th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 1,039people (2011)
- 271households
- 48.4%literacy
- 1,045females per 1,000 males

## Kothigarh PIN code and other codes

Kothigarh falls in Jaisinghnagar sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJaisinghnagar
- Census village code501063

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

## How far is Kothigarh from nearby towns?

- Jaisinghnagar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)75 km by road
- Jaisinghnagar (nearest town)25 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 Kothigarh?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kothigarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jaisinghnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jaisinghnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Kothigarh known for?

About 19% of the 910 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Kothigarh

Of every 100 households in Kothigarh in 2011, 12 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kothigarh · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**40%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****89%**

**62%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Kothigarh?

■ Kothigarh · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.4%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1152**

**957

Working population ****54.6%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.2% for men and 37.9% for women. 54% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 43 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 425 (75%) · **■** Other work 43 (8%) · **■** Marginal 56 (10%)

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 Jaisinghnagar

- Mudariya Tola1,072 people
- Saunta1,058 people
- Pateriya Tola1,048 people
- Basnagri1,043 people
- Koylari1,022 people
- Atariya1,008 people
- Chandaura1,001 people
- Chhakata996 people

[All 204 villages in Jaisinghnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaisinghnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kothigarh from Shahdol?75 km by road
- What is the population of Kothigarh?1,039 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothigarh in?Shahdol district (Jaisinghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kothigarh?48.4% (Census 2011)