Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa # Katghari Katghari is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493338. The 2011 Census counted 3,043 people in 716 households, the 15th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 3,043 people (2011) - 716 households - 67.2% literacy - 493338 PIN code ## Katghari PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Katghari is 493338. Katghari falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 493338 - Gram panchayat Katghari - Community development block Akaltara - Census village code 436601 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Katghari from nearby towns? - Akaltara (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 28 km by road - Akaltara (nearest town) 6 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Katghari? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Katghari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Pondi Dalha - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Akaltara - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Akaltara - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Katghari known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and tivra. About 73% of the 597 hectares of village land is sown, and 388 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Katghari Of every 100 households in Katghari in 2011, 64 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Katghari · ■ Akaltara rural average - Electricity for lighting 64% 85% - Toilet within the home 4% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 85% - Tap water 17% 13% - Drinking water within premises 2% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 6% 22% - Television 17% 29% - Mobile phone 10% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 36% 35% - Own their home 97% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Katghari? ■ Katghari · ■ Akaltara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 67.2% 73.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 957 959 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1122 983 - Working population 47.9% 51.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 51.4% for women. 58% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 345 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 300 (21%) · ■ Household industry 38 (3%) · ■ Other work 238 (16%) · ■ Marginal 537 (37%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Akaltara - Parsada 3,505 people - Jhilmila 3,347 people - Taga 3,285 people - Arjuni 3,069 people - Changori 2,764 people - Piparsatti 2,734 people - Sonsari 2,693 people - Karumahu 2,650 people All 81 villages in Akaltara ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Katghari? 493338 - How far is Katghari from Janjgir? 28 km by road - What is the population of Katghari? 3,043 (Census 2011) - Which district is Katghari in? Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Katghari? 67.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/katghari/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.