About Shahkatta Village

Shahkatta is a mid sized village in Bhanupratappur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 573, made up of 288 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 550.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494669, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahkatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahkatta village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil	Bhanupratappur
Pincode	494669
Area (hectares)	550.15 hectares
Population	573
Male Population	288
Female Population	285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahkatta compares

By the 2011 count Shahkatta is the 59th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 550.15 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Shahkatta

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

Shahkatta lies about 12 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Keoti, about 5.7 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 Shahkatta
Nearest railway station	Keoti	5.7 km
District headquarters	Uttar Bastar Kanker	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhanupratappur	13 km
Nearest town	Kānker	38 km

Villages closest to Shahkatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahkatta village had a population of 573. That makes it the 59th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Shahkatta village has 288 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahkatta has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Shahkatta is 494669. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahkatta covers 550.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shahkatta falls under Bhanupratappur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Shahkatta is Keoti, about 5.7 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 Shahkatta.

Shahkatta is about 12 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahkatta is in Bhanupratappur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Keoti is about 5.7 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 12 km away. Bhanupratappur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.