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About Bade Katekoni Village

Bade Katekoni is a large village in Dabhra tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,031, made up of 1,002 males and 1,029 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495688, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bade Katekoni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bade Katekoni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Dabhra
Pincode 495688
Area (hectares) 344.9 hectares
Population 2,031
Male Population 1,002
Female Population 1,029
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bade Katekoni compares

By the 2011 count Bade Katekoni is the 15th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents. Its 344.9 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Bade Katekoni

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

How far is Bade Katekoni from other places

Bade Katekoni lies about 62 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kharsia, about 46 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 Bade Katekoni
Tehsil headquarters Dabhra 22 km
Nearest town Saraipali 30 km
Nearest railway station Kharsia 46 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 62 km

Villages closest to Bade Katekoni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dabhra 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 Bade Katekoni

As per the Census of India 2011, Bade Katekoni village had a population of 2,031. That makes it the 15th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents.

Bade Katekoni village has 1,002 males and 1,029 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bade Katekoni has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Bade Katekoni is 495688. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bade Katekoni covers 344.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bade Katekoni falls under Dabhra tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bade Katekoni is Kharsia, about 46 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 - 10 km distance for Bade Katekoni.

Bade Katekoni is about 62 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bade Katekoni is in Dabhra tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Dabhra is about 22 km away. Saraipali is about 30 km away. Kharsia is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsapali (3.9 km), Kanwalajhar (7.6 km) and Balpur (10 km).

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

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