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About Katari Village

Katari is a small village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 121 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Dumri
Pincode 835230
Area (hectares) 302 hectares
Population 235
Male Population 121
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katari compares

By the 2011 count Katari is the 55th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 302 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Katari

Katari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katari as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Katari from other places

Katari lies about 94 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Chhipadohar, about 4.9 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 Katari
Nearest railway station Chhipadohar 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumri 28 km
Nearest town Lātehār 28 km
District headquarters Gumla 94 km

Villages closest to Katari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katari village had a population of 235. That makes it the 55th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Katari village has 121 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katari has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Katari is 835230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katari covers 302 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katari falls under Dumri tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Katari is Chhipadohar, about 4.9 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katari.

Katari is about 94 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katari is in Dumri tehsil of Gumla district. Chhipadohar is about 4.9 km away. Dumri is about 28 km away. Lātehār is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lathatoli (18 km), Akasi (19 km) and Khetli (20 km).

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

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