# Katangi Village, Kirnapur, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Kirnapur, Balaghat 

# Katangi

Katangi is a village in Kirnapur sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,601 people in 343 households**, the 44th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 1,601people (2011)
- 343households
- 73.8%literacy
- 1,090females per 1,000 males

## Katangi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKirnapur
- Census village code497850

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

## How far is Katangi from nearby towns?

- Kirnapur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)25 km by road
- Balaghat (nearest town)25 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 Katangi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Katangi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kirnapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kirnapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kirnapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Katangi known for?

About 60% of the 494 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 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 Katangi

Of every 100 households in Katangi in 2011, 88 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katangi · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****5%**

**37%

Television ****11%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****36%**

**25%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Katangi?

■ Katangi · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1090**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1184**

**944

Working population ****47.2%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 64.1% for women. 53% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 121 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 344 (46%) · **■** Other work 31 (4%) · **■** Marginal 259 (34%)

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 Kirnapur

- Salhe1,692 people
- Mundesara1,667 people
- Mohgaon Kalan1,652 people
- Borgaon1,644 people
- Akola1,582 people
- Saleteka1,564 people
- Dundaseoni1,550 people
- Paraswada1,523 people

[All 148 villages in Kirnapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/kirnapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Katangi from Balaghat?25 km by road
- What is the population of Katangi?1,601 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katangi in?Balaghat district (Kirnapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Katangi?73.8% (Census 2011)