# Katra Village, Marwahi, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Marwahi, Bilaspur 

# Katra

Katra is a village in Marwahi sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495118**. The 2011 Census counted **2,979 people in 694 households**, the 6th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 2,979people (2011)
- 694households
- 50.2%literacy
- 495118PIN code

## Katra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katra is 495118.** Katra falls in Marwahi sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495118
- Gram panchayatKatra
- Community development blockMarwahi
- Census village code437547

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

## How far is Katra from nearby towns?

- Marwahi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)182 km by road
- Pendra (nearest town)52 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 Katra?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Marwahi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Marwahi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Marwahi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Katra known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and mustard**. About 13% of the 4,246 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Katra

Of every 100 households in Katra in 2011, 58 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katra · ■ Marwahi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**25%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****91%**

**48%

Television ****8%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****25%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Katra?

■ Katra · ■ Marwahi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.2%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1078**

**1011

Working population ****49.6%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.6% for men and 40.9% for women. 57% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 437 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 381 (26%) · **■** Other work 69 (5%) · **■** Marginal 591 (40%)

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 Marwahi

- Usarh3,823 people
- Lohari3,776 people
- Semardarri3,734 people
- Seoni3,103 people
- Parasi2,800 people
- Kumhari2,750 people
- Beljhiriya2,446 people
- Changeri2,419 people

[All 86 villages in Marwahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/marwahi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katra?495118
- How far is Katra from Bilaspur?182 km by road
- What is the population of Katra?2,979 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katra in?Bilaspur district (Marwahi sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Katra?50.2% (Census 2011)
