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About Kataud Village

Kataud is a mid sized village in Kharsia tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 913, made up of 441 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 636.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kataud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kataud village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Kharsia
Pincode 496665
Area (hectares) 636.97 hectares
Population 913
Male Population 441
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kataud compares

By the 2011 count Kataud is the 56th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 970 residents. Its 636.97 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1015.

Getting to Kataud

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

Kataud lies about 31 km from Raigarh. 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 Kataud
Tehsil headquarters Kharsia 15 km
Nearest town Saktī 24 km
District headquarters Raigarh 31 km

Villages closest to Kataud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kataud village had a population of 913. That makes it the 56th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 970 residents.

Kataud village has 441 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kataud has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Kataud is 496665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kataud covers 636.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kataud falls under Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kataud 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 Kataud.

Kataud is about 31 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kataud is in Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district. Kharsia is about 15 km away. Saktī is about 24 km away. Raigarh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhote Pandarmunda (7.9 km), Tandapara (7.9 km) and Sarwani (9.2 km).

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

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