# Katkumbh Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/katkumbh/ Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati # Katkumbh Katkumbh is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,403 people in 512 households**, the 2nd largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 2,403people (2011) - 512households - 79.5%literacy - 871females per 1,000 males ## Katkumbh PIN code and other codes Katkumbh falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChikhaldara - Census village code531645 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Katkumbh from nearby towns? - Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)55 km by road - Amravati (district HQ)115 km by road - Achalpur (nearest town)77 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 Katkumbh? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Katkumbh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Churni - ○Degree college10+ km · Paratwada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Katkumbh known for? About 90% of the 704 hectares of village land is sown, and 573 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 Katkumbh Of every 100 households in Katkumbh in 2011, 42 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Katkumbh · ■ Chikhaldara rural average Electricity for lighting ****42%** **29% Toilet within the home ****37%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **89% Tap water ****77%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **98% Use banking services ****26%** **43% Television ****14%** **11% Mobile phone ****31%** **9% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****55%** **66% Own their home ****97%** **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 Katkumbh? ■ Katkumbh · ■ Chikhaldara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013** **979 Working population ****45.1%** **49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.0% for men and 69.5% for women. 54% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 243 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 596 (55%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 180 (17%) · **■** Marginal 53 (5%) 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 Chikhaldara - Tembhrusonda2,545 people - Jambli2,292 people - Churni2,244 people - Dahendri2,176 people - Salona1,967 people [All 193 villages in Chikhaldara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Katkumbh from Amravati?115 km by road - What is the population of Katkumbh?2,403 (Census 2011) - Which district is Katkumbh in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Katkumbh?79.5% (Census 2011)