# Katu Village, Bijbehara, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/bijbehara/katu/ Village · Bijbehara, Anantnag # Katu Katu is a village in Bijbehara sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **192124**. The 2011 Census counted **1,372 people in 179 households**, the 27th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%. - 1,372people (2011) - 179households - 60.2%literacy - 192124PIN code ## Katu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Katu is 192124.** Katu falls in Bijbehara sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code192124 - Gram panchayatKatu - Community development blockDachanipora - Census village code003594 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Katu from nearby towns? - Bijbehara (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ)12 km by road - Beijbehara (nearest town)6 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 Katu? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Katu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bijbehara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bijbehara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 3 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 Katu known for? The main crops are **walnut**. Products made here include crewel. About 82% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Katu Of every 100 households in Katu in 2011, 90 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Katu · ■ Bijbehara rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **93% Toilet within the home ****64%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****31%** **38% Tap water ****74%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****75%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **93% Use banking services ****67%** **71% Television ****58%** **52% Mobile phone ****86%** **79% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****9%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **6% None of these assets ****8%** **8% Own their home ****96%** **99% 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 Katu? ■ Katu · ■ Bijbehara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%** **59.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851** **870 Working population ****27.6%** **39.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.6% for men and 50.0% for women. 39% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 55 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 62 (16%) · **■** Marginal 250 (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 Bijbehara - Gari Seer1,700 people - Dupt Yar1,612 people - Bander Pora1,562 people - Sotki Pora1,465 people - Vedai1,366 people - Gadhanji Pora1,351 people - Kitriteng1,346 people - Dari Gund1,318 people [All 52 villages in Bijbehara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/bijbehara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Katu?192124 - How far is Katu from Anantnag?12 km by road - What is the population of Katu?1,372 (Census 2011) - Which district is Katu in?Anantnag district (Bijbehara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Katu?60.2% (Census 2011)