# Katangtarai Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pithora, Mahasamund 

# Katangtarai

Katangtarai is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495117**. The 2011 Census counted **620 people in 160 households**, the 141st largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 620people (2011)
- 160households
- 73.1%literacy
- 495117PIN code

## Katangtarai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katangtarai is 495117.** Katangtarai falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495117
- Gram panchayatKatangtarai
- Community development blockPithaura
- Census village code446480

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

## How far is Katangtarai from nearby towns?

- Pithaura (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)92 km by road
- Bagbahara (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 Katangtarai?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Katangtarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Saldih
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saraipali
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Basna
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 24 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 Katangtarai known for?

About 93% of the 249 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Katangtarai

Of every 100 households in Katangtarai in 2011, 76 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Katangtarai · ■ Pithora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**6%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****52%**

**55%

Television ****20%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**24%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Katangtarai?

■ Katangtarai · ■ Pithora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**983

Working population ****58.9%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 65.5% for women. 65% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 44 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (19%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 242 (66%)

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 Pithora

- Birajpali634 people
- Farouda623 people
- Pardhiyasaraipali622 people
- Jadamuda621 people
- Hardi617 people
- Chanaurdih613 people
- Khaparakhol612 people
- Churrupali604 people

[All 248 villages in Pithora](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katangtarai?495117
- How far is Katangtarai from Mahasamund?92 km by road
- What is the population of Katangtarai?620 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katangtarai in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Katangtarai?73.1% (Census 2011)