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About Urdani Village

Urdani is a mid sized village in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,172, made up of 593 males and 579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340.77 hectares hectares.

Urdani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urdani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Vijayraghavgarh
Area (hectares) 340.77 hectares
Population 1,172
Male Population 593
Female Population 579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Urdani compares

By the 2011 count Urdani is the 56th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 340.77 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Urdani

Urdani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Urdani 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Urdani from other places

Urdani lies about 25 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Pakaria Road, about 1.5 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 Urdani
Nearest railway station Pakaria Road 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Vijayraghavgarh 11 km
District headquarters Katni 25 km
Nearest town Murwāra 25 km

Villages closest to Urdani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Urdani village had a population of 1,172. That makes it the 56th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Urdani village has 593 males and 579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urdani has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Urdani covers 340.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Urdani falls under Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Urdani is Pakaria Road, about 1.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Urdani.

Urdani is about 25 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urdani is in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district. Pakaria Road is about 1.5 km away. Vijayraghavgarh is about 11 km away. Katni is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanedi Khurd (under 2 km), Surma (2.9 km) and Mehgaon (3.5 km).

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

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