# Katanga Village, Gobindpur, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Gobindpur, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Katanga

Katanga is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832113**. The 2011 Census counted **982 people in 181 households**, the 23rd largest of 246 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%.

- 982people (2011)
- 181households
- 46.2%literacy
- 832113PIN code

## Katanga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katanga is 832113.** Katanga falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832113
- Gram panchayatKatnga
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code379645

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

## How far is Katanga from nearby towns?

- Rajnagar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Saraikkela Kharsawana (district HQ)25 km by road
- Chaibasa (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 Katanga?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Katanga; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katanga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Katanga known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 36% of the 364 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 Katanga

Of every 100 households in Katanga in 2011, 95 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katanga · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**79%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****21%**

**61%

Television ****3%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Katanga?

■ Katanga · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.2%**

**63.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1072**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1303**

**969

Working population ****64.2%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.6% for men and 31.3% for women. 66% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 449 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (10%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 110 (17%)

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 Gobindpur

- Letoteril1,035 people
- Kushnopur1,025 people
- Dumardiha1,006 people
- Kendmundi987 people
- Gamaria978 people
- Gajidih950 people
- Bita940 people
- Rora931 people

[All 254 villages in Gobindpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/gobindpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katanga?832113
- How far is Katanga from Saraikkela Kharsawana?25 km by road
- What is the population of Katanga?982 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katanga in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Katanga?46.2% (Census 2011)