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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SONI KUMARI
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- LGD code
- 348994
- Pincode
- 825408
- Post office
- Itkhori
- Population
- 188
- Households
- 48
- Literacy rate
- 26.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1066 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 86
Census 2011 · in context
How Katua compares
By population, Katua ranks #93 of 159 villages in Itkhori mandal.
Literacy rate
%
26.1%
−29.7% vs mandal average
- Katua
- 26.1%
- Itkhori mandal
- 55.8%
- Chatra district
- 48.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,066
+87 vs mandal average
- Katua
- 1,066
- Itkhori mandal
- 979
Household size
people per home
3.9
−2.2 vs mandal average
- Katua
- 3.9
- Itkhori mandal
- 6.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Katua at a glance
Katua is a village of 188 people in 48 households (Census 2011) in Itkhori block, Chatra district, Jharkhand, the 93rd-largest of 159 villages in Itkhori block. Literacy is 26%, 30 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,066 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 825408, served by Itkhori post office; the LGD village code is 348994. The sarpanch is SONI KUMARI. The population is estimated at 222 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Katua
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHATRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DHUNA
- Total area (ha)
- 178.95
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1.96
- Forest area (ha)
- 150.38
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Katua
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Katua
- LGD code
- 348994
- Pincode
- 825408
- Post office
- Itkhori
- Population (Census 2011)
- 188
- Population (projected 2026)
- 222
- Households
- 48
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1066
- Literacy rate
- 26.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Giridih
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Giridih
- Member of Parliament
- Chandra Prakash Choudhary
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SONI KUMARI
- Block / Mandal
- Itkhori
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)