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About Katel Village

Katel is a small village in Supa tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 152, made up of 69 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,203 females per 1000 males. The village covers 550.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581187, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katel village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Supa
Pincode 581187
Area (hectares) 550.28 hectares
Population 152
Male Population 69
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,203
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katel compares

By the 2011 count Katel is the 79th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 457 residents. Its 550.28 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Katel

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

Katel lies about 55 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Sonalium, about 23 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 Katel
Tehsil headquarters Supa 18 km
Nearest railway station Sonalium 23 km
Nearest town Dandeli 26 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 55 km

Villages closest to Katel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katel village had a population of 152. That makes it the 79th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 457 residents.

Katel village has 69 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katel has about 1203 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Katel is 581187. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katel covers 550.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katel falls under Supa tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Katel is Sonalium, about 23 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 Katel.

Katel is about 55 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katel is in Supa tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Supa is about 18 km away. Sonalium is about 23 km away. Dandeli is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kateli (under 2 km), Deriye (under 2 km) and Godashet (3.3 km).

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

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