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About Katara Village

Katara is a small village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 87, made up of 39 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,231 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.02 hectares hectares.

Katara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Bahoriband
Area (hectares) 44.02 hectares
Population 87
Male Population 39
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,231
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 Katara compares

By the 2011 count Katara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 44.02 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Katara

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

Katara lies about 56 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Gosalpur, about 6.5 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 Katara
Nearest railway station Gosalpur 6.5 km
Nearest town Sihorā 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahoriband 30 km
District headquarters Katni 56 km

Villages closest to Katara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katara village had a population of 87. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Katara village has 39 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katara has about 1231 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Katara covers 44.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katara falls under Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katara is Gosalpur, about 6.5 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 Katara.

Katara is about 56 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katara is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Gosalpur is about 6.5 km away. Sihorā is about 9.2 km away. Bahoriband is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muhatara (4.0 km), Ghughari (6.5 km) and Chanpura (7.8 km).

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

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