# Katghar Village, Shahganj, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Katghar

Katghar is a village in Shahganj sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,836 people in 259 households**, the 126th largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,836people (2011)
- 259households
- 75.5%literacy
- 1,020females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Katghar

Of every 100 households in Katghar in 2011, 7 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Katghar · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**20%

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

**16%

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

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****84%**

**80%

Television ****20%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Katghar?

■ Katghar · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884**

**920

Working population ****36.3%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 64.0% for women. 47% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 307 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 53 (8%) · **■** Marginal 283 (42%)

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 Shahganj

- Kairadeeha1,858 people
- Pakari1,845 people
- Amari1,842 people
- Basauli1,836 people
- Mela1,835 people
- Kohra1,831 people
- Shekhpur1,823 people
- Pura Sambhal Shah1,818 people

[All 543 villages in Shahganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/shahganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Katghar?1,836 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katghar in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Katghar?75.5% (Census 2011)