# Ganj Katanga Village, Shahpura, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Shahpura, Jabalpur 

# Ganj Katanga

Ganj Katanga is a village in Shahpura sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **439 people in 87 households**, the 140th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 439people (2011)
- 87households
- 74.4%literacy
- 1,023females per 1,000 males

## Ganj Katanga PIN code and other codes

Ganj Katanga falls in Shahpura sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockShahpura
- Census village code489683

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

## How far is Ganj Katanga from nearby towns?

- Shahpura (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Jabalpur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Shahpura (nearest town)2 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 Ganj Katanga?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Ganj Katanga known for?

The main crops are **masoor**. About 91% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 149 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 Ganj Katanga

Of every 100 households in Ganj Katanga in 2011, 75 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ganj Katanga · ■ Shahpura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**73%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**95%

Use banking services ****67%**

**40%

Television ****41%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

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

**43%

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 Ganj Katanga?

■ Ganj Katanga · ■ Shahpura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**925

Working population ****49.0%**

**47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 66.0% for women. 58% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 20 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 179 (83%) · **■** Other work 15 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1 (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 Shahpura

- Jhansi451 people
- Kusmi451 people
- Dabhola447 people
- Badiwara444 people
- Khapra437 people
- Lami436 people
- Kalapatha431 people
- Barkahar427 people

[All 227 villages in Shahpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/shahpura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ganj Katanga from Jabalpur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Ganj Katanga?439 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ganj Katanga in?Jabalpur district (Shahpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ganj Katanga?74.4% (Census 2011)