Katghora Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Korba, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Katghora is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Katghora tehsil of Korba district. The Katghora city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,825 families residing in the Katghora city. The total population of Katghora is 22,690 out of which 11,489 are males and 11,201 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Katghora is 975.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Katghora city is 2901 which is 13% of the total population. There are 1451 male children and 1450 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Katghora is 999 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (975).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Katghora is 81.7%. Thus Katghora has higher literacy rate compared to 72.4% of Korba district. The male literacy rate is 89.41% and the female literacy rate is 73.7% in Katghora.

Katghora Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 4,825 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Katghora Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Katghora Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 2,901 1,451 1,450
Literacy 81.7% 78.1% 64.2%
Scheduled Caste 2,204 1,123 1,081
Scheduled Tribe 3,560 1,750 1,810
Illiterate 6,529 2,514 4,015

Caste-wise Population - Katghora

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 15.7% of total population in Katghora.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,204 1,123 1,081
Schedule Tribe 3,560 1,750 1,810

Religion-wise Population - Katghora

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Katghora is 19,963 which is 87.98% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Katghora is 2,311 which is 10.19% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Katghora as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 19,963 (87.98%) 10,071 9,892
Muslim 2,311 (10.19%) 1,201 1,110
Christian 267 (1.18%) 132 135
Sikh 129 (0.57%) 72 57
Buddhist 7 (0.03%) 6 1
Jain 10 (0.04%) 6 4
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 2 (0.01%) 0 2

Literacy Rate - Katghora

The total literacy rate of Katghora was 81.67% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. Population-wise, out of total 16,161 literates, males were 8,975 while females were 7,186. Also the male literacy rate was 89.41% and the female literacy rate was 73.7% in Katghora.

  Katghora Chhattisgarh
Female 73.7% 60.24%
Male 89.41% 80.27%
Total 81.67% 70.28%

Sex Ratio - Katghora

The Sex Ratio of Katghora is 975. Thus per every 1000 men there were 975 females in Katghora. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 999 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 975 ) of Katghora.

Child Population - Katghora

According to Census 2011, there were 2,901 children between age 0 to 6 years in Katghora. Out of which 1,451 were male while 1,450 were female.

Working Population - Katghora

In Katghora Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 8,476 were engaged in work activities. 87.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,476 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,196 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 492 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,385 5,647 1,738
Cultivators 1,196 735 461
Agriculture Labourer 492 248 244
Household Industries 161 102 59
Other Workers 5,536 4,562 974
Marginal Workers 1,091 496 595
Non Working 14,214 5,346 8,868

Katghora Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Katghora is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,341 68.8% 975
2 Ward No - 2 2,013 80.2% 850
3 Ward No - 3 1,689 69.7% 959
4 Ward No - 4 1,600 88.6% 1,315
5 Ward No - 5 1,225 66.6% 969
6 Ward No - 6 1,170 82.6% 893
7 Ward No - 7 1,549 69.3% 939
8 Ward No - 8 2,893 69.4% 882
9 Ward No - 9 1,426 82.3% 943
10 Ward No - 10 1,099 76.4% 1,005
11 Ward No - 11 1,288 78.6% 997
12 Ward No - 12 1,178 61.3% 990
13 Ward No - 13 1,583 55.5% 1,017
14 Ward No - 14 1,720 54.5% 1,014
15 Ward No - 15 916 65.4% 1,106

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