# Kotra Village, Khargapur, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Khargapur, Tikamgarh 

# Kotra

Kotra is a village in Khargapur sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,677 people in 523 households**, the 12th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.6%.

- 2,677people (2011)
- 523households
- 47.4%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Kotra PIN code and other codes

Kotra falls in Khargapur sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBaldeogarh
- Census village code457182

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

## How far is Kotra from nearby towns?

- Khargapur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Tikamgarh (district HQ)66 km by road
- Khargapur (nearest town)3 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 Kotra?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kotra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tikamgarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baldeogarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Kotra known for?

About 48% of the 728 hectares of village land is sown, and 299 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 Kotra

Of every 100 households in Kotra in 2011, 22 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kotra · ■ Khargapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**36%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****8%**

**33%

Television ****16%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kotra?

■ Kotra · ■ Khargapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.4%**

**53.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**907

Working population ****50.8%**

**47.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.8% for men and 34.6% for women. 54% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 562 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (2%) · **■** Marginal 750 (55%)

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 Khargapur

- Chanderi Khas3,458 people
- Sijaura3,156 people
- Doh Chak-12,926 people
- Phuter Chak-22,760 people
- Pathrai2,209 people
- Dharampura2,131 people
- Pacher Khas2,083 people
- Kharon2,019 people

[All 66 villages in Khargapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/khargapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kotra from Tikamgarh?66 km by road
- What is the population of Kotra?2,677 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotra in?Tikamgarh district (Khargapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kotra?47.4% (Census 2011)