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About Katol Village

Katol is a mid sized village in Bhainsdehi tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 440 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 698 females per 1000 males. The village covers 422.87 hectares hectares.

Katol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katol village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Bhainsdehi
Area (hectares) 422.87 hectares
Population 747
Male Population 440
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 698
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katol compares

By the 2011 count Katol is the 134th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 973 residents. Its 422.87 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 979.

Getting to Katol

Katol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katol as Available within <5 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 Katol from other places

Katol lies about 38 km from Betul. 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 Katol
Tehsil headquarters Bhainsdehi 3.5 km
District headquarters Betul 38 km
Nearest town Betūl 38 km

Villages closest to Katol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katol village had a population of 747. That makes it the 134th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 973 residents.

Katol village has 440 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katol has about 698 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Katol covers 422.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katol falls under Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Katol notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katol.

Katol is about 38 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katol is in Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district. Bhainsdehi is about 3.5 km away. Betul is about 38 km away. Betūl is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewalwada (2.0 km), Ghogama (2.0 km) and Jamjhiri (2.4 km).

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

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