# Kathakoni Village, Takhatpur, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/takhatpur/kathakoni/ Village · Takhatpur, Bilaspur # Kathakoni Kathakoni is a village in Takhatpur sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495003**. The 2011 Census counted **1,318 people in 338 households**, the 73rd largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%. - 1,318people (2011) - 338households - 64.2%literacy - 495003PIN code ## Kathakoni PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kathakoni is 495003.** Kathakoni falls in Takhatpur sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495003 - Gram panchayatKathakoni - Community development blockTakhatpur - Census village code438658 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kathakoni from nearby towns? - Takhatpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ)15 km by road - Sakari (nearest town)8 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 Kathakoni? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kathakoni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sandariya - ○Degree college10+ km · Bilaspur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Takhatpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 17 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 Kathakoni known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 342 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kathakoni Of every 100 households in Kathakoni in 2011, 91 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kathakoni · ■ Takhatpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **88% Toilet within the home ****18%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **87% Tap water ****1%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****21%** **27% Television ****24%** **29% Mobile phone ****26%** **21% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****42%** **28% Own their home ****92%** **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 Kathakoni? ■ Kathakoni · ■ Takhatpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%** **67.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****827** **956 Working population ****44.9%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.9% for men and 53.7% for women. 51% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 76 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 359 (61%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 61 (10%) · **■** Marginal 94 (16%) 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 Takhatpur - Turkadih1,400 people - Salhekapa1,351 people - Chitawar1,346 people - Darri1,322 people - Ghoramal1,305 people - Ranidera1,274 people - Karan Kapa1,267 people - Limha1,255 people [All 176 villages in Takhatpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/takhatpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kathakoni?495003 - How far is Kathakoni from Bilaspur?15 km by road - What is the population of Kathakoni?1,318 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kathakoni in?Bilaspur district (Takhatpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kathakoni?64.2% (Census 2011)