Katra, Ranka, Garhwa, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 12, 2024.

Geographic Location of Katra


The village Katra is located in Ranka C.D.Block of Garhwa District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Katra Gram Panchayat. It comes under Ranka Community Development Block. The nearest town is Garhwa, which is about 37 kilometers away from Katra.

Travel and Communication for Katra


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Katra,
Garhwa,
Jharkhand, India
PIN - 822125

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Katra


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Katra is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Katra is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Katra


As per available data from the year 2009, 1745 persons live in 367 house holds in the village Katra. There are 859 female individuals and 886 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.23% and males constitute 50.77% of the total population.

There are 739 scheduled tribes persons of which 360 are females and 379 are males. Females constitute 48.71% and males constitute 51.29% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 42.35% of the total population.

Population density of Katra is 139.27 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Katra


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Total area of Katra is 1253 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 233.46 ha. About 213.86 ha is un-irrigated area. About 19.6 ha is irrigated area. About 2.88 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 16.72 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 108.83 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 80.42 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 10.08 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 72.71 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 30.89 ha is culturable waste land. About 70.73 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 30.35 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Katra


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Ramanujganj, which is 5-10 kms away from Katra.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Katra.

There is a government middle school in the village Katra.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Ranka, which is more than 10 kms away from Katra.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Ranka, which is more than 10 kms away from Katra.

Colleges in Katra


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Daltonganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Katra.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Katra.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Garhwa, which is more than 10 kms away from Katra.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Katra.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Latehar, which is more than 10 kms away from Katra.

Other Educational Facilities in Katra


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Garhwa, which is more than 10 kms away from Katra.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Daltonganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Katra.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Katra.

Healthcare Facilities in Katra


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Katra.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Katra.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Katra.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Katra.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Katra.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Katra.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Katra.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Katra.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Katra.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Katra.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Katra.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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