# Katarkana Village, Katangi, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Katangi, Balaghat 

# Katarkana

Katarkana is a village in Katangi sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **918 people in 217 households**, the 47th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 918people (2011)
- 217households
- 77.1%literacy
- 1,045females per 1,000 males

## Katarkana PIN code and other codes

Katarkana falls in Katangi sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKatangi
- Census village code497253

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

## How far is Katarkana from nearby towns?

- Katangi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)50 km by road
- Katangi (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 Katarkana?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Katarkana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Katangi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Katarkana known for?

The main crops are **dhan and wheat**. About 76% of the 184 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Katarkana

Of every 100 households in Katarkana in 2011, 77 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katarkana · ■ Katangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**19%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**96%

Use banking services ****40%**

**30%

Television ****19%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**10%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****14%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Katarkana?

■ Katarkana · ■ Katangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**1036

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1004

Working population ****63.4%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 68.2% for women. 68% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 85 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (9%) · **■** Other work 24 (4%) · **■** Marginal 423 (73%)

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 Katangi

- Bhajiyapar Mal.1,005 people
- Bopli987 people
- Tekadi987 people
- Tekadi938 people
- Ujad Bopli904 people
- Agri823 people
- Nahlesara819 people
- Jamuniya799 people

[All 60 villages in Katangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/katangi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Katarkana from Balaghat?50 km by road
- What is the population of Katarkana?918 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katarkana in?Balaghat district (Katangi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Katarkana?77.1% (Census 2011)