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About Katangikhurd Village

Katangikhurd is a mid sized village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 662, made up of 325 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katangikhurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katangikhurd village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491881
Area (hectares) 246.07 hectares
Population 662
Male Population 325
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katangikhurd compares

By the 2011 count Katangikhurd is the 113th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 246.07 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 1027.

Getting to Katangikhurd

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

Katangikhurd lies about 45 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, about 34 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 Katangikhurd
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 12 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 12 km
Nearest railway station Jatkanhar 34 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 45 km

Villages closest to Katangikhurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katangikhurd village had a population of 662. That makes it the 113th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Katangikhurd village has 325 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katangikhurd has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Katangikhurd is 491881. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katangikhurd covers 246.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katangikhurd falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Katangikhurd is Jatkanhar, about 34 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 10+ km distance for Katangikhurd.

Katangikhurd is about 45 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katangikhurd is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 12 km away. Khairāgarh is about 12 km away. Jatkanhar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maru Tola Khurd (under 2 km), Archedabri (under 2 km) and Deori (2.2 km).

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

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