# Karotha Village, Karera, Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karera, Shivpuri 

# Karotha

Karotha is a village in Karera sub-district of Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,005 people in 400 households**, the 25th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.

- 2,005people (2011)
- 400households
- 60.0%literacy
- 810females per 1,000 males

## Karotha PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKarera
- Census village code455658

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

## How far is Karotha from nearby towns?

- Karera (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shivpuri (district HQ)65 km by road
- Karera (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 Karotha?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Karotha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shivpuri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Karotha known for?

The main crops are **groundnut**. About 79% of the 782 hectares of village land is sown, and 460 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 Karotha

Of every 100 households in Karotha in 2011, 36 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karotha · ■ Karera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****11%**

**45%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Karotha?

■ Karotha · ■ Karera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**61.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****810**

**865

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988**

**880

Working population ****46.8%**

**46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 43.3% for women. 54% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 501 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (2%) · **■** Marginal 381 (41%)

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

- Baghra Sajor2,231 people
- Algi2,090 people
- Thanra2,083 people
- Bamhari2,043 people
- Mungawali1,961 people
- Dabra Dinara1,942 people
- Amola1,896 people
- Bangwan1,881 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Karotha from Shivpuri?65 km by road
- What is the population of Karotha?2,005 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karotha in?Shivpuri district (Karera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karotha?60.0% (Census 2011)