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Katkona Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Koriya, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Katkona is a Census Town city situated in Baikunthpur tehsil of Koriya district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,067 families residing in the Katkona city. The total population of Katkona is 4,552 out of which 2,385 are males and 2,167 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Katkona is 909.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Katkona city is 579 which is 13% of the total population. There are 311 male children and 268 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Katkona is 862 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (909).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Katkona is 79.7%. Thus Katkona has higher literacy rate compared to 70.6% of Koriya district. The male literacy rate is 88.72% and the female literacy rate is 69.83% in Katkona.

Katkona Census Town has total administration over 1,067 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Katkona Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Katkona Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 579 311 268
Literacy 79.7% 77.1% 61.2%
Scheduled Caste 748 378 370
Scheduled Tribe 1,321 665 656
Illiterate 1,386 545 841

Caste-wise Population - Katkona

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 29% of total population in Katkona.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 748 378 370
Schedule Tribe 1,321 665 656

Religion-wise Population - Katkona

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Katkona is 4,187 which is 91.98% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Katkona is 225 which is 4.94% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Katkona as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,187 (91.98%) 2,195 1,992
Muslim 225 (4.94%) 123 102
Christian 140 (3.08%) 67 73
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Katkona

The total literacy rate of Katkona was 79.69% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. Population-wise, out of total 3,166 literates, males were 1,840 while females were 1,326. Also the male literacy rate was 88.72% and the female literacy rate was 69.83% in Katkona.

  Katkona Chhattisgarh
Female 69.83% 60.24%
Male 88.72% 80.27%
Total 79.69% 70.28%

Sex Ratio - Katkona

The Sex Ratio of Katkona is 909. Thus per every 1000 men there were 909 females in Katkona. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 862 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 909 ) of Katkona.

Child Population - Katkona

According to Census 2011, there were 579 children between age 0 to 6 years in Katkona. Out of which 311 were male while 268 were female.

Working Population - Katkona

In Katkona Census Town out of total population, 1,332 were engaged in work activities. 91.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,332 workers engaged in Main Work, 87 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,224 1,116 108
Cultivators 87 77 10
Agriculture Labourer 11 10 1
Household Industries 20 14 6
Other Workers 1,106 1,015 91
Marginal Workers 108 36 72
Non Working 3,220 1,233 1,987

Katkona Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Katkona is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,552 69.6% 909

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