# Katjor Village, Chandil, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Chandil, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Katjor

Katjor is a village in Chandil sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832401**. The 2011 Census counted **1,635 people in 359 households**, the 20th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 1,635people (2011)
- 359households
- 62.1%literacy
- 832401PIN code

## Katjor PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katjor is 832401.** Katjor falls in Chandil sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832401
- Community development blockChandil
- Census village code378853

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

## How far is Katjor from nearby towns?

- Chandil (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Seraikela-Kharsawan (district HQ)30 km by road
- Seraikela (nearest town)35 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 Katjor?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Katjor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chandil
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Chaibasa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 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 Katjor known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include tiles and soil pot. About 25% of the 524 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Katjor

Of every 100 households in Katjor in 2011, 98 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katjor · ■ Chandil rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**57%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****30%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**87%

Use banking services ****41%**

**54%

Television ****8%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Katjor?

■ Katjor · ■ Chandil rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**943

Working population ****55.5%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 43.9% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 136 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (8%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 85 (9%) · **■** Marginal 612 (67%)

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 Chandil

- Rasunia1,929 people
- Dhunaburu1,843 people
- Jhabri1,721 people
- Karnidih1,682 people
- Chhota Lakha1,611 people
- Chauka1,492 people
- Saharbera1,492 people
- Singati1,423 people

[All 104 villages in Chandil](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/chandil/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katjor?832401
- How far is Katjor from Seraikela-Kharsawan?30 km by road
- What is the population of Katjor?1,635 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katjor in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Chandil sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Katjor?62.1% (Census 2011)
