# Katajani Village, Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad (Jharkhand)

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Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad 

# Katajani

Katajani is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **855 people in 129 households**, the 125th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 855people (2011)
- 129households
- 67.8%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Katajani PIN code and other codes

Katajani falls in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatElakada
- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code362090

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

## How far is Katajani from nearby towns?

- Chirkunda (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)26 km by road
- Chirkunda (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 Katajani?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Katajani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Keliasol
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Katajani known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 5% of the 139 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Katajani

Of every 100 households in Katajani in 2011, 68 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Katajani · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**79%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

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

**14%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**37%

Use banking services ****63%**

**53%

Television ****54%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**88%

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 Katajani?

■ Katajani · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1483**

**945

Working population ****46.1%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 48.6% for women. 51% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 78 (20%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 96 (24%) · **■** Marginal 219 (56%)

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 Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda

- Gangpur898 people
- Sambandhpur888 people
- Saugamahul876 people
- Jitpur873 people
- Hariharpur836 people
- Sirpuria825 people
- Kumthal817 people
- Talberia816 people

[All 248 villages in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Katajani from Dhanbad?26 km by road
- What is the population of Katajani?855 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katajani in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Katajani?67.8% (Census 2011)