# Katwan Village, Kharsawan, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Kharsawan, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Katwan

Katwan is a village in Kharsawan sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833220**. The 2011 Census counted **115 people in 28 households**, the 122nd largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%.

- 115people (2011)
- 28households
- 80.9%literacy
- 833220PIN code

## Katwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katwan is 833220.** Katwan falls in Kharsawan sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code833220
- Gram panchayatSimla
- Community development blockKharsawan
- Census village code378729

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

## How far is Katwan from nearby towns?

- Kharsawan (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Seraikela Kharsawan (district HQ)4 km by road
- Seraikela (nearest town)4 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 Katwan?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Katwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chilku
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kharsawan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saraikela
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kharsawana
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Katwan known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 66% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Katwan

Of every 100 households in Katwan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katwan · ■ Kharsawan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****93%**

**71%

Television ****4%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**17%

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 Katwan?

■ Katwan · ■ Kharsawan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**65.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**947

Working population ****28.7%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 75.0% for women. 52% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (3%) · **■** Marginal 32 (97%)

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 Kharsawan

- Rughunath Pur138 people
- Santoshpur129 people
- Saharbera125 people
- Sargaposi118 people
- Kondadih106 people
- Saurang103 people
- Teligora100 people
- Parmadih96 people

[All 134 villages in Kharsawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/kharsawan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katwan?833220
- How far is Katwan from Seraikela Kharsawan?4 km by road
- What is the population of Katwan?115 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katwan in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Kharsawan sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Katwan?80.9% (Census 2011)