# Katgaon Village, Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Katgaon

Katgaon is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494665**. The 2011 Census counted **226 people in 48 households**, the 224th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 15.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 226people (2011)
- 48households
- 15.3%literacy
- 494665PIN code

## Katgaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katgaon is 494665.** Katgaon falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494665
- Gram panchayatKamteda
- Community development blockKoyalibeda
- Census village code448254

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

## How far is Katgaon from nearby towns?

- Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)220 km by road
- Pakhanjur (nearest town)45 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 Katgaon?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Katgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Katgaon known for?

About 29% of the 256 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Katgaon

Of every 100 households in Katgaon 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.

■ Katgaon · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Katgaon?

■ Katgaon · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****15.3%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1216**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**981

Working population ****55.8%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 22.6% for men and 9.4% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 125 (99%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%)

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 Pakhanjur

- Kotodi237 people
- Hatadkasa233 people
- Badebethiya227 people
- Kanhargaon227 people
- Murawandi226 people
- Ghotanbeda225 people
- Kalarkutni224 people
- Rampur224 people

[All 301 villages in Pakhanjur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katgaon?494665
- How far is Katgaon from Kanker?220 km by road
- What is the population of Katgaon?226 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katgaon in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Katgaon?15.3% (Census 2011)