About Katra Village

Katra is a large village in Marwahi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,979, made up of 1,476 males and 1,503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4246.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katra village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Marwahi
Pincode	495118
Area (hectares)	4246.38 hectares
Population	2,979
Male Population	1,476
Female Population	1,503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Katra compares

By the 2011 count Katra is the 6th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 4246.38 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Katra

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

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 Katra

As per the Census of India 2011, Katra village had a population of 2,979. That makes it the 6th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Katra village has 1,476 males and 1,503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katra has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Katra is 495118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katra covers 4246.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katra falls under Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Katra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Katra is in Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.