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About Katalwahi Village

Katalwahi is a mid sized village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 820, made up of 407 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katalwahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katalwahi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491445
Area (hectares) 289.98 hectares
Population 820
Male Population 407
Female Population 413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katalwahi compares

By the 2011 count Katalwahi is the 88th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 289.98 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Katalwahi

Katalwahi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katalwahi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Katalwahi from other places

Katalwahi lies about 24 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, about 5.2 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 Katalwahi
Nearest railway station Jatkanhar 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 9.5 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 24 km

Villages closest to Katalwahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katalwahi village had a population of 820. That makes it the 88th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Katalwahi village has 407 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katalwahi has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Katalwahi is 491445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katalwahi covers 289.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katalwahi falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Katalwahi is Jatkanhar, about 5.2 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 km distance for Katalwahi.

Katalwahi is about 24 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katalwahi is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Jatkanhar is about 5.2 km away. Dongargarh is about 9.5 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Riwagahan (under 2 km), Kolendra (1.6 km) and Saloni (2.5 km).

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

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