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About Katami Village

Katami is a mid sized village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 807, made up of 410 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katami Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katami village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 491226
Area (hectares) 228.56 hectares
Population 807
Male Population 410
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katami compares

By the 2011 count Katami is the 142nd largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 228.56 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Katami

Katami is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katami as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Katami from other places

Katami lies about 60 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Khongsara, about 24 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 Katami
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 19 km
Nearest railway station Khongsara 24 km
Nearest town Mungeli 43 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 60 km

Villages closest to Katami

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

Common questions about Katami

As per the Census of India 2011, Katami village had a population of 807. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Katami village has 410 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katami has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Katami is 491226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katami covers 228.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katami falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Katami is Khongsara, about 24 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katami.

Katami is about 60 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katami is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 19 km away. Khongsara is about 24 km away. Mungeli is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamhani (2.3 km), Niwaskhar (4.5 km) and Chhaparwa (4.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Katami today is likely to be higher.

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