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About Katri Village

Katri is a small village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 417, made up of 226 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 427.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 822123
Area (hectares) 427.36 hectares
Population 417
Male Population 226
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katri compares

By the 2011 count Katri is the 96th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 427.36 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Katri

Katri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Katri as Available within 5 - 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 Katri from other places

Katri lies about 30 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Danea, about 15 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
Nearest railway station Danea 15 km
Nearest town Gumia 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan 30 km
District headquarters Palamu 30 km

Villages closest to Katri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patan 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 417. That makes it the 96th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Katri village has 226 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katri has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Katri is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katri covers 427.36 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.

Katri falls under Patan tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Katri is Danea, about 15 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Katri.

Katri is about 30 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katri is in Patan tehsil of Palamu district. Danea is about 15 km away. Gumia is about 21 km away. Patan is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siki Kalan (2.8 km), Siki Khurd (3.0 km) and Tilaiya (6.3 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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