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About Katora Village

Katora is a large village in Barwaha tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,468, made up of 1,780 males and 1,688 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 806.55 hectares hectares.

Katora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katora village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Barwaha
Area (hectares) 806.55 hectares
Population 3,468
Male Population 1,780
Female Population 1,688
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katora compares

By the 2011 count Katora is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 806.55 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Katora

Katora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katora as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Katora from other places

Katora lies about 43 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Omkareshwar Road, about 21 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 Katora
Nearest railway station Omkareshwar Road 21 km
Nearest town Sanāwad 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwaha 23 km
District headquarters Khargone 43 km

Villages closest to Katora

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 Katora

As per the Census of India 2011, Katora village had a population of 3,468. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Katora village has 1,780 males and 1,688 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katora has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Katora covers 806.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Katora is Omkareshwar Road, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Katora.

Katora is about 43 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katora is in Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district. Omkareshwar Road is about 21 km away. Sanāwad is about 22 km away. Barwaha is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanapur (2.0 km), Sangavi (2.6 km) and Sangvi (2.6 km).

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

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