About Katapur Village

Katapur is a large village in Kushtagi tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,866, made up of 1,462 males and 1,404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1467.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583281, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katapur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Koppal
Tehsil	Kushtagi
Pincode	583281
Area (hectares)	1467.17 hectares
Population	2,866
Male Population	1,462
Female Population	1,404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Katapur compares

By the 2011 count Katapur is the 15th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,606 residents. Its 1467.17 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Katapur

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

Katapur lies about 70 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Guledgudda Road, about 33 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 Katapur
Nearest town	Ilkal	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kushtagi	31 km
Nearest railway station	Guledgudda Road	33 km
District headquarters	Koppal	70 km

Villages closest to Katapur

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

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Common questions about Katapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Katapur village had a population of 2,866. That makes it the 15th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,606 residents.

Katapur village has 1,462 males and 1,404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katapur has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Katapur is 583281. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katapur covers 1467.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katapur falls under Kushtagi tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Katapur is Guledgudda Road, about 33 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 10+ km distance for Katapur.

Katapur is about 70 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katapur is in Kushtagi tehsil of Koppal district. Ilkal is about 14 km away. Kushtagi is about 31 km away. Guledgudda Road is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.