Village · Sohagpur, Shahdol
# Kathautiya

Kathautiya is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,721 people in 411 households, the 51st largest of 295 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.
- 1,721 people (2011)
- 411 households
- 59.6% literacy
- 997 females per 1,000 males

## Kathautiya PIN code and other codes

Kathautiya falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Sohagpur
- Census village code 501257

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

## How far is Kathautiya from nearby towns?
- Shahdol (sub-district HQ) 40 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Shahdol (nearest town) 40 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kathautiya?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kathautiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kherha
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Burhar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahdol
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 2 h summer · 15 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kathautiya known for?

About 48% of the 625 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kathautiya

Of every 100 households in Kathautiya in 2011, 59 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kathautiya · ■ Sohagpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 59% 51%
- Toilet within the home 11% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 88% 89%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 23% 23%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 95%
- Use banking services 54% 67%
- Television 18% 15%
- Mobile phone 20% 21%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 60% 32%
- Own their home 98% 97%

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

## What is the population of Kathautiya?

■ Kathautiya · ■ Sohagpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.6% 62.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 997 983
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1006 965
- Working population 51.0% 48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 49.3% for women. 56% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 165 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 163 (19%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 235 (27%) · ■ Marginal 309 (35%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Sohagpur
- Karua 1,742 people
- Harri 1,741 people
- Chirhati 1,733 people
- Kerha 1,728 people
- Kalyanpur 1,688 people
- Bhursi 1,686 people
- Bhamraha 1,671 people
- Samatpur 1,671 people

All 302 villages in Sohagpur

## Quick answers
- How far is Kathautiya from Shahdol? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Kathautiya? 1,721 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathautiya in? Shahdol district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kathautiya? 59.6% (Census 2011)

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