# Katkona, Sohagpur, Shahdol – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sohagpur, Shahdol 

# Katkona

Katkona is a village in [Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/sohagpur/) sub-district of [Shahdol](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/) district, [Madhya Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **1,205 people in 340 households**, the 99th largest of 295 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 1,205people (2011)
- 340households
- 61.1%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Katkona PIN code and other codes

Katkona falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBurhar
- Census village code501502

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

## How far is Katkona from nearby towns?

- Shahdol (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)20 km by road
- Burhar (nearest town)10 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 Katkona?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Katkona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bodar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Burhar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Katkona known for?

About 48% of the 416 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Katkona

Of every 100 households in Katkona in 2011, 67 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Katkona · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**89%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

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

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**95%

Use banking services ****56%**

**67%

Television ****22%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**32%

Own their home ****92%**

**97%

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 Katkona?

■ Katkona · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1165**

**965

Working population ****44.2%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.1% for men and 53.6% for women. 53% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 227 (43%) · **■** Marginal 264 (50%)

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 Sohagpur

- Chagera1,242 people
- Ledara1,227 people
- Naugai1,227 people
- Chuniya1,224 people
- Chauradih1,182 people
- Lamro1,175 people
- Aitajhar1,172 people
- Kathoutiya1,171 people

[All 302 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/sohagpur/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- How far is Katkona from Shahdol?20 km by road
- What is the population of Katkona?1,205 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katkona in?Shahdol district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Katkona?61.1% (Census 2011)