Katghora, Korba, Chhattisgarh
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Located in the Korba district of Chhattisgarh state of India, Katghora is a nagar panchayat town.
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Numerous towns and cities have developed in the heartland of the state of Chhattisgarh. Katghora is the name of a nagar panchayt town that has developed in the Korba district of Chhattisgarh of the same Indian state. Strategic location of Katghora too is quite significant. It rises approximately at 22.5° N 82.55° E. It has an average height of 312 meters or 1023 feet.
No study about a town becomes complete without gathering enough information about the demographical situation of the concerned town. Thus to inform people about exact demographical data about Katghora , numerous surveys and research works have been conducted down the years. It would be unfair if any one does not talk about the Census report of India of a specific year.
Being published in the year 2001, it rightly has pinpointed certain data related to Katghora viz. population status, literacy condition. Thus the total population about Katghora in Chhattisgarh has been enumerated to be 18,534. The condition of males, females and also children is integrated in this report. Out of it male constitutes of 51 percent while the population of females is 49 % of the total population. This naturally led one to conclude that number of males in Katghora is more than its female counterparts. In Katghora, 15 % of the total population is below six years of age.
How much growth has occurred in a town depends on its literacy situation. In other words, literacy rate is a yardstick for gauging the development of the particular town. As far as the average literacy of Katghora of Chhattisgarh is concerned, it is 62 %, which is higher than India, which constitutes 59.5 %. This confirms that growth and prosperity has taken place in Katghora. Not only that, specification about male and female literacy rate also can be deciphered from this report. Thus male literacy rate constitutes of 72 percent. 52 percent is the rate of female literacy in Katghora.
(Last Updated on : 03-02-2009)
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