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About Katra Village

Katra is a mid sized village in Gunnor tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,964, made up of 1,006 males and 958 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.74 hectares hectares.

Katra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Gunnor
Area (hectares) 153.74 hectares
Population 1,964
Male Population 1,006
Female Population 958
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katra compares

By the 2011 count Katra is the 14th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 922 residents. Its 153.74 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Katra

Katra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katra 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 Katra from other places

Katra lies about 6.2 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Khajuraho, about 37 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 Katra
Tehsil headquarters Gunnor 6.2 km
District headquarters Panna 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Khajuraho 37 km

Villages closest to Katra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katra village had a population of 1,964. That makes it the 14th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 922 residents.

Katra village has 1,006 males and 958 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katra has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Katra covers 153.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katra falls under Gunnor tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katra is Khajuraho, about 37 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 Katra.

Katra is about 6.2 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katra is in Gunnor tehsil of Panna district. Gunnor is about 6.2 km away. Panna is about 6.2 km away. Khajuraho is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bilha (5.1 km), Bilha Kangali (5.1 km) and Mainha (6.4 km).

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

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