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About Katori Village

Katori is a mid sized village in Kirnapur tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 568, made up of 276 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.55 hectares hectares.

Katori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katori village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Kirnapur
Area (hectares) 228.55 hectares
Population 568
Male Population 276
Female Population 292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katori compares

By the 2011 count Katori is the 94th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 228.55 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Katori

Katori is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katori as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Katori from other places

Katori lies about 24 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Khara, 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 Katori
Tehsil headquarters Kirnapur 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Khara 15 km
District headquarters Balaghat 24 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 24 km

Villages closest to Katori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katori village had a population of 568. That makes it the 94th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Katori village has 276 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katori has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1024.

Katori covers 228.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katori falls under Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katori is Khara, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katori.

Katori is about 24 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katori is in Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district. Kirnapur is about 3.8 km away. Khara is about 15 km away. Balaghat is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Seoni (under 2 km), Morwahi (under 2 km) and Benegaon (under 2 km).

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

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