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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 100261
- Pincode
- 312023
- Post office
- Begun
- Population
- 2,658
- Households
- 546
- Literacy rate
- 48.1%
- Sex ratio
- 982 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,524
Census 2011 · in context
How Katunda compares
By population, Katunda ranks #4 of 243 villages in Begun mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.1%
−1.5% vs mandal average
- Katunda
- 48.1%
- Begun mandal
- 49.6%
- Chittorgarh district
- 53.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
982
+4 vs mandal average
- Katunda
- 982
- Begun mandal
- 978
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Katunda
- 4.9
- Begun mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Katunda at a glance
Katunda is a village of 2,658 people in 546 households (Census 2011) in Begun tehsil, Chittorgarh district, Rajasthan, the 4th-largest of 243 villages in Begun tehsil. Literacy is 48%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 50% and the sex ratio is 982 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 312023, served by Begun post office; the LGD village code is 100261. The village votes in Begun assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Suresh Dhakar. The population is estimated at 3,134 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Katunda →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katunda · this village | 2,658 | 48% | — |
| Haripura · Begun | 753 | 50% | — |
| Neemoda · Begun | 263 | 36% | — |
| Anandpura · Begun | 258 | 36% | — |
| Kishanpura · Begun | 150 | 35% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Katunda
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- Yes
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BEGUN
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 7
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 65
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 2,458
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 139.69
- Forest area (ha)
- 600
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Katunda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Katunda
- LGD code
- 100261
- Pincode
- 312023
- Post office
- Begun
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,658
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,134
- Households
- 546
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 982
- Literacy rate
- 48.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Chittorgarh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Begun
- Member of Parliament
- Chandra Prakash Joshi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr. Suresh Dhakar
- Block / Mandal
- Begun
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 312023
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Katunda
Other villages in Begun mandal
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)