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About Katio Village

Katio is a small village in Markacho tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 387, made up of 207 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katio Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katio village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Markacho
Pincode 825418
Area (hectares) 178 hectares
Population 387
Male Population 207
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katio compares

By the 2011 count Katio is the 65th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Katio

Katio is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Katio as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Katio from other places

Katio lies about 19 km from Markacho, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 9.9 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 Katio
Nearest railway station Nawadih 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Markacho 19 km
Nearest town Kodarma 23 km

Villages closest to Katio

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katio village had a population of 387. That makes it the 65th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Katio village has 207 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katio has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Katio is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katio covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katio falls under Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Katio is Nawadih, about 9.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Katio.

Katio is about 19 km from Markacho in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katio is in Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district. Nawadih is about 9.9 km away. Markacho is about 19 km away. Kodarma is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naudiha (1.9 km), Semarkundi (2.0 km) and Bandarchukwa (2.4 km).

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

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