# Kataskhai, Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar – Population & Literacy

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Village · Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar 

# Kataskhai

Kataskhai is a village in [Akkalkuwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akkalkuwa/) sub-district of [Nandurbar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/) district, [Maharashtra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/). The 2011 Census counted **577 people in 93 households**, the 141st largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 14.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 577people (2011)
- 93households
- 14.4%literacy
- 1,003females per 1,000 males

## Kataskhai PIN code and other codes

Kataskhai falls in Akkalkuwa sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAkkalkuwa
- Census village code525090

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

## How far is Kataskhai from nearby towns?

- Akkalkuwa (sub-district HQ)78 km by road
- Nandurbar (district HQ)123 km by road
- Talode (nearest town)44 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 Kataskhai?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kataskhai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Horafali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khapar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nandurbar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Kataskhai known for?

The main crops are **jowar, maize and chilli**. About 46% of the 178 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Kataskhai

Of every 100 households in Kataskhai in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kataskhai · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**18%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****3%**

**23%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****100%**

**77%

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 Kataskhai?

■ Kataskhai · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****14.4%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**949

Working population ****58.2%**

**48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 23.4% for men and 5.9% for women. 54% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 268 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (8%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 40 (12%)

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 Akkalkuwa

- Junwani617 people
- Barisugas609 people
- Jamali603 people
- Amali Bari589 people
- Sojdan575 people
- Wadfali558 people
- Kothali557 people
- Galotha Kh555 people

[All 190 villages in Akkalkuwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akkalkuwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kataskhai from Nandurbar?123 km by road
- What is the population of Kataskhai?577 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kataskhai in?Nandurbar district (Akkalkuwa sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kataskhai?14.4% (Census 2011)