# Katora Village, Baikunthpur, Koriya (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Baikunthpur, Koriya 

# Katora

Katora is a village in Baikunthpur sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495692**. The 2011 Census counted **1,069 people in 240 households**, the 40th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 1,069people (2011)
- 240households
- 78.9%literacy
- 495692PIN code

## Katora PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katora is 495692.** Katora falls in Baikunthpur sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495692
- Gram panchayatKatora
- Community development blockBaikunthpur
- Census village code431481

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

## How far is Katora from nearby towns?

- Baikunthpur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Baikunthpur (district HQ)18 km by road
- Baikunthpur (nearest town)18 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 Katora?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Katora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Patna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baikunthpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katgodi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Katora known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 82% of the 223 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Katora

Of every 100 households in Katora in 2011, 59 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katora · ■ Baikunthpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**8%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**14%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****76%**

**63%

Television ****17%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**12%

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

**1%

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

**38%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Katora?

■ Katora · ■ Baikunthpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1044**

**961

Working population ****38.4%**

**53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 66.4% for women. 51% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 69 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 52 (13%) · **■** Marginal 283 (69%)

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 Baikunthpur

- Vishunpur1,152 people
- Dakaipara1,123 people
- Dabripara1,101 people
- Sara1,098 people
- Narkeli1,064 people
- Patrapali1,040 people
- Phulpur1,024 people
- Khodri1,022 people

[All 125 villages in Baikunthpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/baikunthpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katora?495692
- How far is Katora from Baikunthpur?18 km by road
- What is the population of Katora?1,069 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katora in?Koriya district (Baikunthpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Katora?78.9% (Census 2011)
