Katghora

Katghora is a town and a nagar palika in Korba district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.GeographyKatghora is located at and has an average elevation of. Radhasagar is a lake located in the heart of the city.Chak-Chakwa pahad is crown of the Katghora city, which is also known as Hanumangarhi.Katghora Krishi Vigyan Kendra is one of the KVK in Chhattisgarh.TransportKatghora is on NH 111 Bilaspur-Ambikapur so it is directly connected to Nyaydhani Bilaspur and Rajdhani Raipur while a state highway connects Katghora to Korba on one side and Amarkantak, 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'.DemographicsIndia census, 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.