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About Katra Village

Katra is a mid sized village in Gaurihar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,692, made up of 863 males and 829 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 644.66 hectares hectares.

Katra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Gaurihar
Area (hectares) 644.66 hectares
Population 1,692
Male Population 863
Female Population 829
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
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 Katra compares

By the 2011 count Katra is the 35th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 644.66 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Katra

Katra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katra 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 Katra from other places

Katra lies about 74 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mataundh, about 12 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 Katra
Tehsil headquarters Gaurihar 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Mataundh 12 km
Nearest town Kabrāi 20 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 74 km

Villages closest to Katra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katra village had a population of 1,692. That makes it the 35th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Katra village has 863 males and 829 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katra has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 864.

Katra covers 644.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katra falls under Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katra is Mataundh, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katra.

Katra is about 74 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katra is in Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Gaurihar is about 5.8 km away. Mataundh is about 12 km away. Kabrāi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaibaran (1.8 km), Itaura (2.7 km) and Alipura (2.8 km).

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

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