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About Katargaon Village

Katargaon is a large village in Maheshwar tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,050, made up of 1,058 males and 992 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289 hectares hectares.

Katargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katargaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Maheshwar
Area (hectares) 289 hectares
Population 2,050
Male Population 1,058
Female Population 992
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katargaon compares

By the 2011 count Katargaon is the 23rd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents. Its 289 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Katargaon

Katargaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katargaon 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katargaon from other places

Katargaon lies about 48 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Barwaha, about 24 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 Katargaon
Nearest town Kasrāwad 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Maheshwar 22 km
Nearest railway station Barwaha 24 km
District headquarters Khargone 48 km

Villages closest to Katargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katargaon village had a population of 2,050. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents.

Katargaon village has 1,058 males and 992 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katargaon has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Katargaon covers 289 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katargaon falls under Maheshwar tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katargaon is Barwaha, about 24 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 village for Katargaon.

Katargaon is about 48 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katargaon is in Maheshwar tehsil of Khargone district. Kasrāwad is about 22 km away. Maheshwar is about 22 km away. Barwaha is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandera (2.4 km), Chirakhan (3.6 km) and Nandra (3.9 km).

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

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