# Katanga Village, Lalbarra, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Lalbarra, Balaghat 

# Katanga

Katanga is a village in Lalbarra sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **607 people in 139 households**, the 94th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 607people (2011)
- 139households
- 72.9%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Katanga PIN code and other codes

Katanga falls in Lalbarra sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockLalbarra
- Census village code497554

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?

- Lalbarra (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)34 km by road
- Balaghat (nearest town)34 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?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Katanga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lalbarra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 **dhan**. About 54% of the 295 hectares of village land is sown, and 127 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 Katanga

Of every 100 households in Katanga in 2011, 80 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katanga · ■ Lalbarra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**23%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****24%**

**45%

Television ****7%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

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

**0%

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

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 · ■ Lalbarra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****732**

**939

Working population ****57.2%**

**54.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 60.1% for women. 58% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 87 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (43%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 44 (13%) · **■** Marginal 59 (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 Lalbarra

- Ghatolgaon699 people
- Marhera686 people
- Pandhrapani680 people
- Barbaspur666 people
- Garapuri598 people
- Khursodi535 people
- Bagdehi469 people
- Dohara458 people

[All 110 villages in Lalbarra](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lalbarra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Katanga from Balaghat?34 km by road
- What is the population of Katanga?607 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katanga in?Balaghat district (Lalbarra sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Katanga?72.9% (Census 2011)