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

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Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad 

# Katral

Katral is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **315 people in 59 households**, the 187th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 315people (2011)
- 59households
- 60.2%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Katral PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatUrma
- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code362133

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

## How far is Katral from nearby towns?

- Dhanbad (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)36 km by road
- Chirkunda (nearest town)15 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 Katral?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Keliasol
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Katral known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 5% of the 133 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 Katral

Of every 100 households in Katral in 2011, 68 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Katral · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**86%

Tap water ****20%**

**12%

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

**14%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**37%

Use banking services ****49%**

**53%

Television ****39%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**13%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Katral?

■ Katral · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****643**

**945

Working population ****43.2%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 39.2% for women. 52% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 13 (10%) · **■** Marginal 123 (90%)

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

- Kamardi360 people
- Barajor359 people
- Boldi331 people
- Paraliya317 people
- Dumarjor313 people
- Beldanga303 people
- Balai Chak293 people
- Durgapur278 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Katral from Dhanbad?36 km by road
- What is the population of Katral?315 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katral in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Katral?60.2% (Census 2011)