# Kalothara Village, Karera, Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Karera, Shivpuri 

# Kalothara

Kalothara is a village in Karera sub-district of Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,298 people in 260 households**, the 54th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.

- 1,298people (2011)
- 260households
- 61.1%literacy
- 820females per 1,000 males

## Kalothara PIN code and other codes

Kalothara falls in Karera sub-district, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKarera
- Census village code455639

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

## How far is Kalothara from nearby towns?

- Karera (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Shivpuri (district HQ)50 km by road
- Karera (nearest town)5 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 Kalothara?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kalothara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Karera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Kalothara known for?

The main crops are **groundnut**. About 49% of the 999 hectares of village land is sown, and 280 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 Kalothara

Of every 100 households in Kalothara in 2011, 80 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kalothara · ■ Karera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**97%

Use banking services ****72%**

**45%

Television ****30%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**32%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kalothara?

■ Kalothara · ■ Karera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%**

**61.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****820**

**865

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**880

Working population ****48.8%**

**46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 43.9% for women. 54% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 353 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 188 (30%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 88 (14%) · **■** Marginal 3 (0%)

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 Karera

- Nichroli1,400 people
- Sahriya1,345 people
- Jargawan Abbal1,343 people
- Khiriya Punawali1,333 people
- Rehargawan1,291 people
- Dabra Karera1,278 people
- Chandawara1,257 people
- Languri1,236 people

[All 103 villages in Karera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/karera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kalothara from Shivpuri?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kalothara?1,298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalothara in?Shivpuri district (Karera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kalothara?61.1% (Census 2011)