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About Katarpura Village

Katarpura is a mid sized village in Gandhwani tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 912, made up of 443 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444.53 hectares hectares.

Katarpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katarpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Gandhwani
Area (hectares) 444.53 hectares
Population 912
Male Population 443
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
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 Katarpura compares

By the 2011 count Katarpura is the 66th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 444.53 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Katarpura

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

Katarpura lies about 36 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Road, about 18 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 Katarpura
Tehsil headquarters Gandhwani 13 km
Nearest railway station Tanda Road 18 km
Nearest town Manāwar 27 km
District headquarters Dhar 36 km

Villages closest to Katarpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katarpura village had a population of 912. That makes it the 66th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Katarpura village has 443 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katarpura has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Katarpura covers 444.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katarpura falls under Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katarpura is Tanda Road, about 18 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 Katarpura.

Katarpura is about 36 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katarpura is in Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district. Gandhwani is about 13 km away. Tanda Road is about 18 km away. Manāwar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pithanpura (1.7 km), Bilda (2.9 km) and Jamli (3.4 km).

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

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