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About Katangkhar Village

Katangkhar is a mid sized village in Kansabel tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,202, made up of 578 males and 624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 614.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katangkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katangkhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Kansabel
Pincode 496223
Area (hectares) 614.59 hectares
Population 1,202
Male Population 578
Female Population 624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katangkhar compares

By the 2011 count Katangkhar is the 20th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,250 residents. Its 614.59 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Katangkhar

Katangkhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katangkhar 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 Gariya Dohar, Hathgarha, Jam Muda and Jumai Kela. 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.

Common questions about Katangkhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Katangkhar village had a population of 1,202. That makes it the 20th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,250 residents.

Katangkhar village has 578 males and 624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katangkhar has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Katangkhar is 496223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katangkhar covers 614.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katangkhar falls under Kansabel tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Katangkhar 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 Katangkhar.

Katangkhar is in Kansabel tehsil of Jashpur 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.

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

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