# Katapali Village, Melchhamunda, Bargarh (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Melchhamunda, Bargarh 

# Katapali

Katapali is a village in Melchhamunda sub-district of Bargarh district, Odisha, PIN code **768037**. The 2011 Census counted **853 people in 216 households**, the 39th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 853people (2011)
- 216households
- 82.3%literacy
- 768037PIN code

## Katapali PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katapali is 768037.** Katapali falls in Melchhamunda sub-district, Bargarh district, Odisha.

- PIN code768037
- Gram panchayatKuchipali
- Community development blockSohela
- Census village code380153

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

## How far is Katapali from nearby towns?

- Melchhamunda (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Bargarh (district HQ)45 km by road
- Padmapur (nearest town)32 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 Katapali?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Katapali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dahita
- ○Degree college10+ km · Padampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Padampur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 18 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 Katapali known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nuts and pulses**. About 84% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Katapali

Of every 100 households in Katapali in 2011, 36 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katapali · ■ Melchhamunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

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

**3%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****11%**

**26%

Television ****16%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Katapali?

■ Katapali · ■ Melchhamunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**991

Working population ****64.6%**

**65.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 74.4% for women. 71% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 202 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 221 (40%) · **■** Household industry 25 (5%) · **■** Other work 73 (13%) · **■** Marginal 30 (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 Melchhamunda

- Bijapali908 people
- Samarpali906 people
- Balipata860 people
- Dubalbahal858 people
- Jampali834 people
- Bandenbahal833 people
- Ghumunipali830 people
- Ghumunipali826 people

[All 75 villages in Melchhamunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/bargarh/melchhamunda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katapali?768037
- How far is Katapali from Bargarh?45 km by road
- What is the population of Katapali?853 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katapali in?Bargarh district (Melchhamunda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Katapali?82.3% (Census 2011)