About Katur Village

Katur is a large village in Buchinaidu Kandriga tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,309, made up of 1,688 males and 1,621 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1307 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517640, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katur village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Chittoor
Tehsil	Buchinaidu Kandriga
Pincode	517640
Area (hectares)	1307 hectares
Population	3,309
Male Population	1,688
Female Population	1,621
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Katur compares

By the 2011 count Katur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 1307 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Katur

Katur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katur from other places

Katur lies about 23 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Bommasamudram, about 5.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Katur
Nearest railway station	Bommasamudram	5.8 km
Nearest town	Rāmāpuram	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Buchinaidu Kandriga	23 km
District headquarters	Chittoor	23 km

Villages closest to Katur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Buchinaidu Kandriga tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Katur

As per the Census of India 2011, Katur village had a population of 3,309. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Katur village has 1,688 males and 1,621 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katur has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Katur is 517640. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katur covers 1307 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katur falls under Buchinaidu Kandriga tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katur is Bommasamudram, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Katur.

Katur is about 23 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katur is in Buchinaidu Kandriga tehsil of Chittoor district. Bommasamudram is about 5.8 km away. Rāmāpuram is about 7.2 km away. Buchinaidu Kandriga is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.