# Katangi Village, Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon 

# Katangi

Katangi is a village in Chhuikhadan sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491888**. The 2011 Census counted **1,968 people in 356 households**, the 3rd largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 1,968people (2011)
- 356households
- 54.8%literacy
- 491888PIN code

## Katangi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katangi is 491888.** Katangi falls in Chhuikhadan sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491888
- Gram panchayatKatangi
- Community development blockChhuikhadan
- Census village code440112

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

## How far is Katangi from nearby towns?

- Chhuikhadan (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)77 km by road
- Gandai (nearest town)3 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 Katangi?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Katangi; 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
- ●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 school5–10 km · Gandai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gandai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Parpodi
- ○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 libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 13 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 Katangi known for?

About 87% of the 365 hectares of village land is sown, and 246 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 Katangi

Of every 100 households in Katangi in 2011, 86 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katangi · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**84%

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

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**16%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****83%**

**57%

Television ****13%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**28%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Katangi?

■ Katangi · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1076**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945**

**996

Working population ****51.1%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.0% for men and 43.7% for women. 53% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 334 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 516 (51%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (4%) · **■** Marginal 111 (11%)

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 Chhuikhadan

- Chaknar2,066 people
- Salhewara2,013 people
- Bhurbhusi1,946 people
- Amagaon1,941 people
- Jhuranadi1,935 people
- Padmawatipur1,928 people

[All 261 villages in Chhuikhadan](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuikhadan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katangi?491888
- How far is Katangi from Rajnandgaon?77 km by road
- What is the population of Katangi?1,968 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katangi in?Rajnandgaon district (Chhuikhadan sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Katangi?54.8% (Census 2011)
