# Katera Village, Katangi, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Katangi, Balaghat 

# Katera

Katera is a village in Katangi sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,694 people in 400 households**, the 21st largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 1,694people (2011)
- 400households
- 71.6%literacy
- 1,076females per 1,000 males

## Katera PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKatangi
- Census village code497275

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

## How far is Katera from nearby towns?

- Balaghat (district HQ)42 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 Katera?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Katera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Katangi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Katangi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Katera known for?

The main crops are **dhan**. About 84% of the 359 hectares of village land is sown, and 229 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 Katera

Of every 100 households in Katera in 2011, 72 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katera · ■ Katangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**96%

Use banking services ****16%**

**30%

Television ****16%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****23%**

**23%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Katera?

■ Katera · ■ Katangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1076**

**1036

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1120**

**1004

Working population ****57.5%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 62.7% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 388 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 265 (27%) · **■** Household industry 55 (6%) · **■** Other work 132 (14%) · **■** Marginal 134 (14%)

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

- Deori1,759 people
- Agasi1,731 people
- Barud1,723 people
- Kosmi1,715 people
- Deothana1,659 people
- Singodi1,607 people
- Khajri1,565 people
- Nandora1,559 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Katera from Balaghat?42 km by road
- What is the population of Katera?1,694 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katera in?Balaghat district (Katangi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Katera?71.6% (Census 2011)