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About Katarra Village

Katarra is a mid sized village in Ajaigarh tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,249, made up of 675 males and 574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.53 hectares hectares.

Katarra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katarra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Ajaigarh
Area (hectares) 250.53 hectares
Population 1,249
Male Population 675
Female Population 574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katarra compares

By the 2011 count Katarra is the 48th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,321 residents. Its 250.53 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 868.

Getting to Katarra

Katarra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Katarra as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Katarra from other places

Katarra lies about 52 km from Panna. 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 Katarra
Nearest town Atarra 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajaigarh 31 km
District headquarters Panna 52 km

Villages closest to Katarra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katarra village had a population of 1,249. That makes it the 48th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,321 residents.

Katarra village has 675 males and 574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katarra has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 868.

Katarra covers 250.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katarra falls under Ajaigarh tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Katarra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Katarra.

Katarra is about 52 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katarra is in Ajaigarh tehsil of Panna district. Atarra is about 22 km away. Ajaigarh is about 31 km away. Panna is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maukachh (6.1 km), Bhakhuri (7.2 km) and Harnampur (7.2 km).

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

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