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About Katsira Village

Katsira is a mid sized village in Katghora tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,503, made up of 749 males and 754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 458 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katsira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katsira village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Katghora
Pincode 495446
Area (hectares) 458 hectares
Population 1,503
Male Population 749
Female Population 754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katsira compares

By the 2011 count Katsira is the 15th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 458 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Katsira

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

How far is Katsira from other places

Katsira lies about 25 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Kapan, about 19 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 Katsira
Nearest town Bhelai 16 km
Nearest railway station Kapan 19 km
District headquarters Korba 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Katghora 34 km

Villages closest to Katsira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katsira village had a population of 1,503. That makes it the 15th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Katsira village has 749 males and 754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katsira has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Katsira is 495446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katsira covers 458 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katsira falls under Katghora tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Katsira is Kapan, about 19 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 village for Katsira.

Katsira is about 25 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katsira is in Katghora tehsil of Korba district. Bhelai is about 16 km away. Kapan is about 19 km away. Korba is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arda (8.0 km), Chainpur (13 km) and Keshla (16 km).

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

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