# Katuru Village, Kashinagara, Gajapati (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Kashinagara, Gajapati 

# Katuru

Katuru is a village in Kashinagara sub-district of Gajapati district, Odisha, PIN code **761208**. The 2011 Census counted **246 people in 70 households**, the 56th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.8%.

- 246people (2011)
- 70households
- 36.0%literacy
- 761208PIN code

## Katuru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katuru is 761208.** Katuru falls in Kashinagara sub-district, Gajapati district, Odisha.

- PIN code761208
- Gram panchayatKharada
- Community development blockKashinagar
- Census village code414573

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

## How far is Katuru from nearby towns?

- Kashinagara (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Paralakhemundi (district HQ)20 km by road
- Kashinagara (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 Katuru?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Katuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kashinagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paralakhemundi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Paralakhemundi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Katuru known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 248 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Katuru

Of every 100 households in Katuru in 2011, 17 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katuru · ■ Kashinagara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**50%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

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

**9%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****76%**

**51%

Television ****3%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****96%**

**49%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Katuru?

■ Katuru · ■ Kashinagara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.0%**

**45.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****783**

**1018

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****524**

**955

Working population ****53.7%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.6% for men and 19.6% for women. 49% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (44%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 70 (53%)

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 Kashinagara

- Sirida273 people
- Chandrayapetta271 people
- Dhanasara264 people
- Janigan247 people
- Tarala246 people
- Rayimba216 people
- Champangiguda185 people
- Gatraguda178 people

[All 86 villages in Kashinagara](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/gajapati/kashinagara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katuru?761208
- How far is Katuru from Paralakhemundi?20 km by road
- What is the population of Katuru?246 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katuru in?Gajapati district (Kashinagara sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Katuru?36.0% (Census 2011)