# Katang Village, Herhanj, Latehar (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Herhanj, Latehar 

# Katang

Katang is a village in Herhanj sub-district of Latehar district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822126**. The 2011 Census counted **671 people in 110 households**, the 21st largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.6%.

- 671people (2011)
- 110households
- 53.6%literacy
- 822126PIN code

## Katang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katang is 822126.** Katang falls in Herhanj sub-district, Latehar district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822126
- Gram panchayatSalaiya
- Community development blockHerhanj
- Census village code367480

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

## How far is Katang from nearby towns?

- Herhang (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Latehar (district HQ)36 km by road
- Latehar (nearest town)36 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 Katang?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Katang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Latehar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Latehar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 · 4 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 Katang known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 13% of the 1,515 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 Katang

Of every 100 households in Katang in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katang · ■ Herhanj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**21%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

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

**3%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****12%**

**21%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****55%**

**40%

Own their home ****95%**

**100%

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 Katang?

■ Katang · ■ Herhanj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.6%**

**54.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**960

Working population ****44.0%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 39.1% for women. 42% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (43%) · **■** Other work 15 (5%) · **■** Marginal 150 (51%)

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 Herhanj

- Serka752 people
- Kenru719 people
- Mari693 people
- Chuku684 people
- Sardhabar670 people
- Khapia659 people
- Lawagara649 people
- Mailam615 people

[All 51 villages in Herhanj](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/latehar/herhanj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katang?822126
- How far is Katang from Latehar?36 km by road
- What is the population of Katang?671 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katang in?Latehar district (Herhanj sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Katang?53.6% (Census 2011)