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About Katangi Village

Katangi is a mid sized village in Ghoda Dongri tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,517, made up of 778 males and 739 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 837.2 hectares hectares.

Katangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katangi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Ghoda Dongri
Area (hectares) 837.2 hectares
Population 1,517
Male Population 778
Female Population 739
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katangi compares

By the 2011 count Katangi is the 15th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 897 residents. Its 837.2 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Katangi

Katangi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Katangi as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Katangi from other places

Katangi lies about 35 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Ghoradongri, about 8.9 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 Katangi
Nearest railway station Ghoradongri 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoda Dongri 9.2 km
Nearest town Sārni 13 km
District headquarters Betul 35 km

Villages closest to Katangi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghoda Dongri 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 Katangi

As per the Census of India 2011, Katangi village had a population of 1,517. That makes it the 15th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 897 residents.

Katangi village has 778 males and 739 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katangi has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Katangi covers 837.2 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.

Katangi falls under Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katangi is Ghoradongri, about 8.9 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 10+ km distance for Katangi.

Katangi is about 35 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katangi is in Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district. Ghoradongri is about 8.9 km away. Ghoda Dongri is about 9.2 km away. Sārni is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shantipur (under 2 km), Siwanpat (2.0 km) and Keriya (2.0 km).

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

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