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About Kateli Village

Kateli is a mid sized village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,596, made up of 785 males and 811 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kateli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kateli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 496445
Area (hectares) 280.34 hectares
Population 1,596
Male Population 785
Female Population 811
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kateli compares

By the 2011 count Kateli is the 26th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 280.34 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Kateli

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

Kateli lies about 52 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kharsia, about 47 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 Kateli
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 4.9 km
Nearest town Saraipali 29 km
Nearest railway station Kharsia 47 km
District headquarters Raigarh 52 km

Villages closest to Kateli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kateli village had a population of 1,596. That makes it the 26th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Kateli village has 785 males and 811 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kateli has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Kateli is 496445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kateli covers 280.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kateli falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kateli is Kharsia, about 47 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 Kateli.

Kateli is about 52 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kateli is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 4.9 km away. Saraipali is about 29 km away. Kharsia is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotmara (under 2 km), Boirmal (1.6 km) and Belpali (1.7 km).

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

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