Katghora is a town and a

nagar palika In India, a Municipal Council (also known as Municipality, Nagar Palika, or Nagar Palika Parishad) is an Urban Local Body that administers a city of population 100,000 or more. However, there are exceptions to that, as previously Nagar Palikas co ...

Korba district Korba District is an administrative district of Chhattisgarh state in central India. The headquarter of this district is Korba. History The district is named for the Korwa tribe that inhabits the northern part of Chhattisgarh. Korba was fo ...

in the

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of Chhattisgarh connecting various states in india through road connectivity.

Geography

Katghora is located at and has an average elevation of . Radhasagar is a lake located in the heart of the city. Chak-Chakwa mountain is crown of the Katghora city, which is also known as Hanumangarhi. Katghora Krishi Vigyan Kendra is one of the KVK in Chhattisgarh.

Transport

Katghora is on NH 130 Bilaspur- Ambikapur so it is directly connected to Nyaydhani Bilaspur and Rajdhani

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while a state highway connects Katghora to Korba on one side and

Amarkantak Amarkantak ( NLK ''Amarakaṇṭaka'') is a pilgrim town and a Nagar Panchayat in Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh, India. The Amarkantak region is a unique natural heritage area and is the meeting point of the Vindhya and the Satpura Ranges, with the ...

, Pendra on other side. Railways will arrive here in the near future after the completion of three projects of industrial rail corridors: * Korba-Katghora-Parsa-Surajpur * Korba-Katghora-Pendra Road * Katghora-Dipka-Chilhati-Gatora-Bilaspur After completion of these three projects, Katghora will not only become a railway station but will also get the status of 'Katghora junction'.

Demographics

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, Katghora had a population of 18,534. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Katghora had an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 72%, and female literacy was 52%. In Katghora, 15% of the population was under 6 years of age.

Political history

Katghora became a Nagar Palika on 15August 2014. In 1864 it was formed as British disciplinary unit under Richard Taper. Katghora Taluk was formed in 1912, becoming the center of administrative activities. After independence it was taken as one of the five subdivision of Bilaspur. At that time Korba was formed as sub-tehsil, and thereafter in 1980 Korba separated from Katghora to form a separate tehsil. In 1982, when Katghora was part of

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, it was given status of Nagar Palika. Makhan Lal Shukla was its first appointed president (from 28.8.1982 to 31.7.1985).

Education

Colleges

* JBD Arts & Science College, Katghora * MDP College Katghora, * College of Agriculture and research station, Katghora (IGKV, Raipur),

References

Cities and towns in Korba district {{Chhattisgarh-geo-stub