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Kategaon Population - Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh

Kategaon is a medium size village located in Balaghat Tehsil of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh with total 198 families residing. The Kategaon village has population of 848 of which 418 are males while 430 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kategaon village population of children with age 0-6 is 113 which makes up 13.33 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kategaon village is 1029 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Kategaon as per census is 1260, higher than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Kategaon village has higher literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Kategaon village was 72.93 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Kategaon Male literacy stands at 80.98 % while female literacy rate was 64.85 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Kategaon village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Kategaon village.

Kategaon Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 198 - -
Population 848 418 430
Child (0-6) 113 50 63
Schedule Caste 7 3 4
Schedule Tribe 559 275 284
Literacy 72.93 % 80.98 % 64.85 %
Total Workers 405 256 149
Main Worker 373 - -
Marginal Worker 32 4 28

Caste Factor

In Kategaon village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 65.92 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 0.83 % of total population in Kategaon village.

Work Profile

In Kategaon village out of total population, 405 were engaged in work activities. 92.10 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.90 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 405 workers engaged in Main Work, 305 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 28 were Agricultural labourer.