Village · Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon
# Katema

Katema is a village in Khairagarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491881. The 2011 Census counted 129 people in 27 households, the 206th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.
- 129 people (2011)
- 27 households
- 65.0% literacy
- 491881 PIN code

## Katema PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Katema is 491881. Katema falls in Khairagarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491881
- Gram panchayat Lachhna
- Community development block Khairagarh
- Census village code 440527

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Katema from nearby towns?
- Khairagarh (sub-district HQ) 41 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 81 km by road
- Khairagarh (nearest town) 41 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Katema?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Katema; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Padadha
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Khairagarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Katema known for?

About 12% of the 436 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Katema

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

■ Katema · ■ Khairagarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 87%
- Toilet within the home 0% 23%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 77%
- Tap water 0% 13%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 0% 62%
- Television 7% 32%
- Mobile phone 0% 29%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 18% 21%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Katema?

■ Katema · ■ Khairagarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.0% 70.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 985 1024
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1600 996
- Working population 54.3% 56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 50.0% for women. 52% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 45 (64%) · ■ Marginal 25 (36%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Khairagarh
- Hirawahi 221 people
- Mudpar 184 people
- Koyali Kachhar 165 people
- Borla 152 people
- Barpela Tola 90 people
- Bagaijhori 84 people
- Malaidah 73 people
- Dalli Kholi 49 people

All 226 villages in Khairagarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Katema? 491881
- How far is Katema from Rajnandgaon? 81 km by road
- What is the population of Katema? 129 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katema in? Rajnandgaon district (Khairagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Katema? 65.0% (Census 2011)

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