# Katora Village, Zira, Firozpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Zira, Firozpur 

# Katora

Katora is a village in Zira sub-district of Firozpur district, Punjab, PIN code **142028**. The 2011 Census counted **1,040 people in 185 households**, the 75th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 1,040people (2011)
- 185households
- 66.6%literacy
- 142028PIN code

## Katora PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katora is 142028.** Katora falls in Zira sub-district, Firozpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code142028
- Gram panchayatKatora
- Community development blockZira
- Census village code034420

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

## How far is Katora from nearby towns?

- Zira (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Firozpur (district HQ)48 km by road
- Zira (nearest town)12 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 Katora?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Zira
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Zira
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Zira
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 14 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 Katora known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 94% of the 294 hectares of village land is sown, and 276 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 Katora

Of every 100 households in Katora in 2011, 97 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 67 a two-wheeler and 25 a car.

■ Katora · ■ Zira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**25%

Tap water ****42%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**75%

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

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**72%

Use banking services ****78%**

**58%

Television ****91%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****67%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****25%**

**12%

None of these assets ****0%**

**4%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Katora?

■ Katora · ■ Zira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****823**

**854

Working population ****55.9%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 58.4% for women. 63% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 260 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (9%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 250 (43%)

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 Zira

- Valtoha1,078 people
- Sirhali1,059 people
- Gurdittiwala1,055 people
- Chakkian1,050 people
- Sadhara1,030 people
- Lehra Bet1,029 people
- Kachar Bhan995 people
- Joianwala993 people

[All 217 villages in Zira](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/firozpur/zira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katora?142028
- How far is Katora from Firozpur?48 km by road
- What is the population of Katora?1,040 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katora in?Firozpur district (Zira sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Katora?66.6% (Census 2011)