# Kathachira Village, Tarasingi, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Tarasingi, Ganjam 

# Kathachira

Kathachira is a village in Tarasingi sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761131**. The 2011 Census counted **787 people in 190 households**, the 40th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 787people (2011)
- 190households
- 72.2%literacy
- 761131PIN code

## Kathachira PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kathachira is 761131.** Kathachira falls in Tarasingi sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761131
- Gram panchayatTurumu
- Community development blockBhanjanagar
- Census village code410286

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

## How far is Kathachira from nearby towns?

- Tarasingi (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)124 km by road
- Bhanjanagar (nearest town)19 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 Kathachira?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kathachira; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gallery
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanjanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Berhampur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Kathachira known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and til**. About 87% of the 222 hectares of village land is sown, and 136 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 Kathachira

Of every 100 households in Kathachira in 2011, 7 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kathachira · ■ Tarasingi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**78%

Tap water ****14%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**10%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****24%**

**39%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****36%**

**42%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kathachira?

■ Kathachira · ■ Tarasingi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**880

Working population ****42.4%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 57.4% for women. 62% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 145 (43%) · **■** Marginal 67 (20%)

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 Tarasingi

- Gothalunda819 people
- Halandakhola810 people
- Jhaliagochha797 people
- Burapalli796 people
- Ranikiari783 people
- Gudibandha720 people
- Balisahi703 people
- Patrapalli674 people

[All 107 villages in Tarasingi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/tarasingi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kathachira?761131
- How far is Kathachira from Chatrapur?124 km by road
- What is the population of Kathachira?787 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathachira in?Ganjam district (Tarasingi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kathachira?72.2% (Census 2011)