# Katangjhari Village, Lalbarra, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Lalbarra, Balaghat 

# Katangjhari

Katangjhari is a village in Lalbarra sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,665 people in 804 households**, the 5th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 3,665people (2011)
- 804households
- 75.1%literacy
- 1,001females per 1,000 males

## Katangjhari PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockLalbarra
- Census village code497641

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

## How far is Katangjhari from nearby towns?

- Lalbarra (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)32 km by road
- Waraseoni (nearest town)12 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 Katangjhari?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Katangjhari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Waraseoni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Waraseoni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand 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 Katangjhari known for?

About 42% of the 1,379 hectares of village land is sown, and 445 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 Katangjhari

Of every 100 households in Katangjhari in 2011, 69 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Katangjhari · ■ Lalbarra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**86%

Tap water ****3%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**23%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****29%**

**45%

Television ****23%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****10%**

**24%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Katangjhari?

■ Katangjhari · ■ Lalbarra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**939

Working population ****51.2%**

**54.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 68.0% for women. 58% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 575 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,171 (62%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 124 (7%) · **■** Marginal 4 (0%)

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

- Pandharwani6,450 people
- Mohgaon5,536 people
- Jam5,530 people
- Kanki4,174 people
- Newargaon3,446 people
- Dhapera3,103 people
- Nilji3,061 people
- Pathri2,856 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Katangjhari from Balaghat?32 km by road
- What is the population of Katangjhari?3,665 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katangjhari in?Balaghat district (Lalbarra sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Katangjhari?75.1% (Census 2011)
