Kategaon, Balaghat, Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh, India

Content updated on May 10, 2024.

Geographic Location of Kategaon


The village Kategaon is located in Balaghat Tahsil of Balaghat District in the State of Madhya Pradesh in India. It comes under Balaghat Community Development Block. The nearest town is Balaghat, which is about 27 kilometers away from Kategaon.

Travel and Communication for Kategaon


There is a railway station less than 5 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Kategaon


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

A brief summary of available data for Kategaon 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 Kategaon


As per available data from the year 2009, 848 persons live in 198 house holds in the village Kategaon. There are 430 female individuals and 418 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.71% and males constitute 49.29% of the total population.

There are 7 scheduled castes persons of which 4 are females and 3 are males. Females constitute 57.14% and males constitute 42.86% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 0.83% of the total population.

There are 559 scheduled tribes persons of which 284 are females and 275 are males. Females constitute 50.81% and males constitute 49.19% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 65.92% of the total population.

Population density of Kategaon is 63.53 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Kategaon


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Total area of Kategaon is 1334.77 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 302.43 ha. About 159.93 ha is un-irrigated area. About 142.5 ha is irrigated area. About 0.4 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 142.1 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 17.67 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 65.24 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 7.49 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 28.07 ha is culturable waste land. About 7.32 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 195.25 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Kategaon


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Samnapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kategaon.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Kategaon.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Titwa, which is less than 5 kms away from Kategaon.

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

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

Colleges in Kategaon


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 Balaghat, which is more than 10 kms away from Kategaon.

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

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

There are no management institutes in the village Kategaon or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

Other Educational Facilities in Kategaon


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Kategaon


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

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

There is no primary health sub-centre in the village Kategaon or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Kategaon.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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