# Kathgarh Village, Balachaur – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/kathgarh/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Kathgarh Kathgarh is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144522**. The 2011 Census counted **2,372 people in 521 households**, the 7th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 2,372people (2011) - 521households - 82.7%literacy - 144522PIN code ## Kathgarh PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kathgarh is 144522.** Kathgarh falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144522 - Gram panchayatKathgarh - Community development blockBalachaur - Census village code032421 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kathgarh from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)33 km by road - Balachaur (nearest town)14 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 Kathgarh? 31 services counted by the Census are inside Kathgarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Rattewal - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rupnagar - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Kathgarh known for? The main crops are **wheat**. Products made here include gate grills, beds, locks, datian khurpa kahian and darian. About 64% of the 484 hectares of village land is sown, and 312 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 Kathgarh Of every 100 households in Kathgarh in 2011, 95 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Kathgarh · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **97% Toilet within the home ****68%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **49% Tap water ****47%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****88%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%** **60% Use banking services ****64%** **75% Television ****84%** **78% Mobile phone ****80%** **77% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****46%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****12%** **8% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****91%** **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 Kathgarh? ■ Kathgarh · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843** **861 Working population ****33.1%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.8% for men and 76.8% for women. 51% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 21 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (10%) · **■** Household industry 69 (9%) · **■** Other work 541 (69%) · **■** Marginal 75 (10%) 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 Balachaur - Taunsa3,144 people - Malewal3,019 people - Thopia2,526 people - Takarla2,430 people - Chandpur Rurki2,361 people - Udhanwal2,350 people - Mahitpur2,266 people - Garhi Kanungoan2,197 people [All 184 villages in Balachaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kathgarh?144522 - How far is Kathgarh from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?33 km by road - What is the population of Kathgarh?2,372 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kathgarh in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Kathgarh?82.7% (Census 2011)