Village · Chandia, Umaria
# Tikura Kathai

Tikura Kathai is a village in Chandia sub-district of Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 459 people in 87 households, the 79th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.
- 459 people (2011)
- 87 households
- 34.4% literacy
- 905 females per 1,000 males

## Tikura Kathai PIN code and other codes

Tikura Kathai falls in Chandia sub-district, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Umaria
- Census village code 467751

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

## How far is Tikura Kathai from nearby towns?
- Chandia (sub-district HQ) 21 km by road
- Umaria (district HQ) 20 km by road
- Umaria (nearest town) 20 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Tikura Kathai?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Tikura Kathai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Umaria
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Umaria
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Umaria
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 6 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Tikura Kathai known for?

The main crops are wheat, makka and sarso. About 12% of the 878 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Tikura Kathai

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

■ Tikura Kathai · ■ Chandia rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 48%
- Toilet within the home 0% 3%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96%
- Tap water 0% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 0% 52%
- Television 0% 8%
- Mobile phone 0% 19%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 60% 47%
- Own their home 100% 99%

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

## What is the population of Tikura Kathai?

■ Tikura Kathai · ■ Chandia rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 34.4% 62.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 905 939
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 741 928
- Working population 27.5% 47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.2% for men and 25.1% for women. 51% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 19 (15%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 106 (84%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Chandia
- Kaspani 464 people
- Barmani 463 people
- Guda 463 people
- Dogargawan 459 people
- Dhaur Khoh 451 people
- Jaldhara 451 people
- Gilothar 424 people
- Kotalde 417 people

All 153 villages in Chandia

## Quick answers
- How far is Tikura Kathai from Umaria? 20 km by road
- What is the population of Tikura Kathai? 459 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tikura Kathai in? Umaria district (Chandia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tikura Kathai? 34.4% (Census 2011)

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