# Elkatta Village, Farooqnagar, Mahbubnagar (Telangana) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/farooqnagar/elkatta/ Village · Farooqnagar, Mahbubnagar # Elkatta Elkatta is a village in Farooqnagar sub-district of Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. The 2011 Census counted **2,806 people in 665 households**, the 7th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%. - 2,806people (2011) - 665households - 57.1%literacy - 1,056females per 1,000 males ## Elkatta PIN code and other codes Elkatta falls in Farooqnagar sub-district, Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. - Gram panchayatElkatta - Community development blockFarooqnagar - Census village code575178 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Elkatta from nearby towns? - Farooqnagar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Mahbubnagar (district HQ)53 km by road - Mahbubnagar (nearest town)53 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 Elkatta? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Elkatta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Farooqnagar - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Farooqnagar - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Farooqnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Elkatta known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and cotton**. About 29% of the 1,512 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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 Elkatta Of every 100 households in Elkatta in 2011, 95 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Elkatta · ■ Farooqnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **89% Toilet within the home ****50%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **58% Tap water ****96%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **78% Use banking services ****25%** **43% Television ****54%** **48% Mobile phone ****67%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****18%** **22% Own their home ****90%** **91% 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 Elkatta? ■ Elkatta · ■ Farooqnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%** **58.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045** **947 Working population ****52.9%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.6% for men and 47.2% for women. 58% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 233 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 354 (24%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 333 (22%) · **■** Marginal 542 (37%) 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 Farooqnagar - Chinchode5,445 people - Mogalgidda4,778 people - Kishannagar3,784 people - Chowlapalle2,950 people - Kamsanpalle2,705 people - Veljerla-II2,535 people - Dooskal2,181 people - Raikal2,170 people [All 35 villages in Farooqnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/farooqnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Elkatta from Mahbubnagar?53 km by road - What is the population of Elkatta?2,806 (Census 2011) - Which district is Elkatta in?Mahbubnagar district (Farooqnagar sub-district), Telangana - What is the literacy rate of Elkatta?57.1% (Census 2011)