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About Katghara Village

Katghara is a mid sized village in Barwaha tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 847, made up of 428 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.92 hectares hectares.

Katghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katghara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Barwaha
Area (hectares) 197.92 hectares
Population 847
Male Population 428
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katghara compares

By the 2011 count Katghara is the 118th largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 197.92 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 944.

Getting to Katghara

Katghara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Katghara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Katghara from other places

Katghara lies about 61 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Omkareshwar Road, about 3.2 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 Katghara
Nearest railway station Omkareshwar Road 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwaha 3.6 km
Nearest town Barwāh 3.6 km
District headquarters Khargone 61 km

Villages closest to Katghara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katghara village had a population of 847. That makes it the 118th largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Katghara village has 428 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katghara has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Katghara covers 197.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katghara falls under Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katghara is Omkareshwar Road, about 3.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Katghara.

Katghara is about 61 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katghara is in Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district. Omkareshwar Road is about 3.2 km away. Barwaha is about 3.6 km away. Barwāh is about 3.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramgarh (under 2 km), Mehatakhedi (under 2 km) and Belsar (1.9 km).

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

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