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About Katri Village

Katri is a mid sized village in Gumla tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,303, made up of 667 males and 636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Gumla
Pincode 835229
Area (hectares) 328.46 hectares
Population 1,303
Male Population 667
Female Population 636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katri compares

By the 2011 count Katri is the 45th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents. Its 328.46 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Katri

Katri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katri as Available within 10+ 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 Katri from other places

Katri lies about 18 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 37 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 Katri
Tehsil headquarters Gumla 18 km
Nearest town Gumlā 18 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 37 km

Villages closest to Katri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katri village had a population of 1,303. That makes it the 45th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents.

Katri village has 667 males and 636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katri has about 954 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 994.

The pincode recorded for Katri is 835229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katri covers 328.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katri falls under Gumla tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Katri is Lohardaga, about 37 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katri.

Katri is about 18 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katri is in Gumla tehsil of Gumla district. Gumla is about 18 km away. Gumlā is about 18 km away. Lohardaga is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chuhru (under 2 km), Kotam (1.9 km) and Sisi (2.3 km).

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

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