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About Hathkuri Village

Hathkuri is a mid sized village in Rithi tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,544, made up of 795 males and 749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 497.86 hectares hectares.

Hathkuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hathkuri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Rithi
Area (hectares) 497.86 hectares
Population 1,544
Male Population 795
Female Population 749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hathkuri compares

By the 2011 count Hathkuri is the 23rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 497.86 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Hathkuri

Hathkuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hathkuri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hathkuri from other places

Hathkuri lies about 19 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Patohan, about 5.4 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 Hathkuri
Nearest railway station Patohan 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Rithi 8.5 km
District headquarters Katni 19 km
Nearest town Murwāra 19 km

Villages closest to Hathkuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hathkuri village had a population of 1,544. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Hathkuri village has 795 males and 749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hathkuri has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Hathkuri covers 497.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hathkuri falls under Rithi tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hathkuri is Patohan, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Hathkuri.

Hathkuri is about 19 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hathkuri is in Rithi tehsil of Katni district. Patohan is about 5.4 km away. Rithi is about 8.5 km away. Katni is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gudaha Bandha (1.9 km), Magardha (2.2 km) and Bandha (3.1 km).

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

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