# Kotha Village, Kurwai, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kurwai, Vidisha 

# Kotha

Kotha is a village in Kurwai sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **326 people in 80 households**, the 158th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 326people (2011)
- 80households
- 73.9%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Kotha PIN code and other codes

Kotha falls in Kurwai sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKurwai
- Census village code481045

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

## How far is Kotha from nearby towns?

- Kurwai (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ)72 km by road
- Kurwai (nearest town)11 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 Kotha?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kotha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mandi Bamora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kurwai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basoda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Kotha known for?

The main crops are **wheat, gram and masoor**. About 85% of the 189 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Kotha

Of every 100 households in Kotha in 2011, 39 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kotha · ■ Kurwai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**86%

Tap water ****8%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****48%**

**42%

Television ****17%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Kotha?

■ Kotha · ■ Kurwai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**938

Working population ****29.1%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 58.2% for women. 48% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 38 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (49%) · **■** Other work 5 (5%) · **■** Marginal 5 (5%)

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 Kurwai

- Pathari334 people
- Poonakhedi334 people
- Junaihiya Khedi333 people
- Babai Kalan326 people
- Modan Khedi322 people
- Bhagoda318 people
- Barri305 people
- Kankron305 people

[All 226 villages in Kurwai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/kurwai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kotha from Vidisha?72 km by road
- What is the population of Kotha?326 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotha in?Vidisha district (Kurwai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kotha?73.9% (Census 2011)