About Katghari Village

Katghari is a large village in Akaltara tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,043, made up of 1,555 males and 1,488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 596.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katghari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katghari village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Akaltara
Pincode	493338
Area (hectares)	596.51 hectares
Population	3,043
Male Population	1,555
Female Population	1,488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katghari compares

By the 2011 count Katghari is the 14th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents. Its 596.51 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 950.

Getting to Katghari

Katghari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katghari as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katghari from other places

Katghari lies about 20 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Akaltara, about 4.8 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 Katghari
Nearest railway station	Akaltara	4.8 km
District headquarters	Janjgir Champa	20 km

Villages closest to Katghari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katghari village had a population of 3,043. That makes it the 14th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents.

Katghari village has 1,555 males and 1,488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katghari has about 957 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 950.

The pincode recorded for Katghari is 493338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katghari covers 596.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katghari falls under Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Katghari is Akaltara, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Katghari.

Katghari is about 20 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katghari is in Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Akaltara is about 4.8 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.