Katoharਕਟੋਹਰ

Where is Katohar?

Katohar is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030903, and it covers 444 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 486 people in Katohar: 243 men and 243 women, living in 101 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 444 hectares, the population density works out to about 109 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 56, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 371 people, about 76 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.84 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.05 per cent and women at 72.69 per cent. The census recorded 143 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 45 main workers, the largest group, 23, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 14 cultivators on their own land and 8 agricultural labourers. A further 98 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Katohar's land. Of the village's 444 hectares, 292 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 200 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (200 hectares). About 152 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 17 cultivators and 88 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Katohar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dasua, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Raghwal, Manhota, Ramtatwali and Thana.

What is the population of Katohar?

The population of Katohar was 486 at the 2011 census, living in 101 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Katohar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Katohar has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.