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About Katral Village

Katral is a mid sized village in Athni tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,813, made up of 933 males and 880 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 423.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katral village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Athni
Pincode 591304
Area (hectares) 423.98 hectares
Population 1,813
Male Population 933
Female Population 880
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katral compares

By the 2011 count Katral is the 88th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents. Its 423.98 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Katral

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

Katral lies about 104 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Kudachi, about 12 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 Katral
Nearest railway station Kudachi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Athni 13 km
District headquarters Belgaum 104 km

Villages closest to Katral

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katral village had a population of 1,813. That makes it the 88th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents.

Katral village has 933 males and 880 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katral has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Katral is 591304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katral covers 423.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katral falls under Athni tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Katral is Kudachi, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Katral.

Katral is about 104 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katral is in Athni tehsil of Belgaum district. Kudachi is about 12 km away. Athni is about 13 km away. Belgaum is about 104 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banajawad (3.1 km), Mole (4.6 km) and Shinal (4.8 km).

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

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