Village · Jamai, Chhindwara # Katkuhi Katkuhi is a village in Jamai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,201 people in 238 households, the 35th largest of 261 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%. - 1,201 people (2011) - 238 households - 48.5% literacy - 874 females per 1,000 males ## Katkuhi PIN code and other codes Katkuhi falls in Jamai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Jamai - Census village code 494587 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Katkuhi from nearby towns? - Jamai (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ) 80 km by road - Jamai (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Katkuhi? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Katkuhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Alternative medicine hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Navegoan - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jamai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chhindwara - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Katkuhi known for? The main crops are makka, dhan and wheat. About 75% of the 347 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Katkuhi Of every 100 households in Katkuhi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Katkuhi · ■ Jamai rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 73% - Toilet within the home 9% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 86% 87% - Tap water 38% 10% - Drinking water within premises 9% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 8% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 91% - Use banking services 99% 66% - Television 8% 17% - Mobile phone 8% 19% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 71% 50% - Own their home 97% 89% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Katkuhi? ■ Katkuhi · ■ Jamai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 48.5% 54.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 874 988 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 598 950 - Working population 45.0% 45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 50.9% for men and 45.9% for women. 48% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 98 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 246 (46%) · ■ Household industry 10 (2%) · ■ Other work 58 (11%) · ■ Marginal 128 (24%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jamai - Bhatodiya Kalan 1,217 people - Ghanaumri 1,214 people - Parwat Ghoghri 1,214 people - Khairmandal 1,211 people - Badnoor 1,198 people - Baliyamau Tandi 1,189 people - Tumra 1,173 people - Bindrai 1,160 people All 261 villages in Jamai ## Other places named Katkuhi - Katkuhi · Village, Chicholi, Betul · 1,903 people - Katkuhi · Village, Gotegaon, Narsimhapur · 871 people ## Quick answers - How far is Katkuhi from Chhindwara? 80 km by road - What is the population of Katkuhi? 1,201 (Census 2011) - Which district is Katkuhi in? Chhindwara district (Jamai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Katkuhi? 48.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/jamai/katkuhi/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.