# Katwara Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/katwara/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Katwara Katwara is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144524**. The 2011 Census counted **1,417 people in 309 households**, the 31st largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 1,417people (2011) - 309households - 72.3%literacy - 144524PIN code ## Katwara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Katwara is 144524.** Katwara falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144524 - Gram panchayatKatwara - Community development blockSaroya - Census village code032525 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Katwara from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)26 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)15 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 Katwara? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Katwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pojewal - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Pojewal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garh Shankar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 13 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 Katwara known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and makki**. About 64% of the 373 hectares of village land is sown, and 239 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 Katwara Of every 100 households in Katwara in 2011, 99 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Katwara · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****44%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **49% Tap water ****96%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****78%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **60% Use banking services ****80%** **75% Television ****63%** **78% Mobile phone ****76%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****34%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **8% None of these assets ****9%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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 Katwara? ■ Katwara · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760** **861 Working population ****45.0%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.2% for men and 60.7% for women. 55% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 203 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (2%) · **■** Household industry 21 (3%) · **■** Other work 363 (57%) · **■** Marginal 41 (6%) 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 - Sahdara1,488 people - Simbal Majara1,481 people - Sahungra1,452 people - Dial1,446 people - Adoana1,388 people - Fatehgarh Alias Sudha Majra1,374 people - Raju Majra1,345 people - Fatehpur1,328 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 Katwara?144524 - How far is Katwara from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?26 km by road - What is the population of Katwara?1,417 (Census 2011) - Which district is Katwara in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Katwara?72.3% (Census 2011)