# Kothichar Kalan Village, Vidisha, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/vidisha/kothichar-kalan/ Village · Vidisha, Vidisha # Kothichar Kalan Kothichar Kalan is a village in Vidisha sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,656 people in 339 households**, the 17th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 1,656people (2011) - 339households - 77.7%literacy - 901females per 1,000 males ## Kothichar Kalan PIN code and other codes Kothichar Kalan falls in Vidisha sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockVidisha - Census village code481816 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kothichar Kalan from nearby towns? - Vidisha (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Vidisha (district HQ)20 km by road - Vidisha (nearest town)20 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 Kothichar Kalan? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kothichar Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pepalkheda Kala - ○Degree college10+ km · Vidisha - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vidisha - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Kothichar Kalan known for? The main crops are **wheat and chana**. About 89% of the 762 hectares of village land is sown, and 526 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 Kothichar Kalan Of every 100 households in Kothichar Kalan in 2011, 64 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kothichar Kalan · ■ Vidisha rural average Electricity for lighting ****64%** **67% Toilet within the home ****48%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **80% Tap water ****3%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **95% Use banking services ****52%** **41% Television ****35%** **34% Mobile phone ****44%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****28%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****45%** **34% Own their home ****94%** **95% 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 Kothichar Kalan? ■ Kothichar Kalan · ■ Vidisha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901** **897 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009** **931 Working population ****37.4%** **40.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.7% for men and 68.8% for women. 59% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 213 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 117 (19%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 100 (16%) · **■** Marginal 186 (30%) 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 Vidisha - Satpadakalan1,905 people - Chhirkheda1,861 people - Sallaiya1,822 people - Karariya Lashkarpur1,708 people - Sanoti1,585 people - Hinotiya1,559 people - Shajakhedi1,527 people - Barro1,522 people [All 235 villages in Vidisha](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/vidisha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kothichar Kalan from Vidisha?20 km by road - What is the population of Kothichar Kalan?1,656 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kothichar Kalan in?Vidisha district (Vidisha sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kothichar Kalan?77.7% (Census 2011)