About Katkona Village

Katkona is a large village in Khadganva tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,739, made up of 1,393 males and 1,346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 945.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katkona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katkona village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Koriya
Tehsil	Khadganva
Pincode	497449
Area (hectares)	945.97 hectares
Population	2,739
Male Population	1,393
Female Population	1,346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Katkona compares

By the 2011 count Katkona is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents. Its 945.97 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Katkona

Katkona is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katkona 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 Katkona from other places

Katkona lies about 20 km from Koriya, and the nearest railway station is Katora, about 5.5 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 Katkona
Nearest railway station	Katora	5.5 km
Nearest town	Shivpur Charcha	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khadganva	20 km
District headquarters	Koriya	20 km

Villages closest to Katkona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katkona village had a population of 2,739. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents.

Katkona village has 1,393 males and 1,346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katkona has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Katkona is 497449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katkona covers 945.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katkona falls under Khadganva tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Katkona is Katora, about 5.5 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 Katkona.

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

Katkona is in Khadganva tehsil of Koriya district. Katora is about 5.5 km away. Shivpur Charcha is about 15 km away. Khadganva is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.