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About Kathai Village

Kathai is a small village in Shahnagar tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 142 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.85 hectares hectares.

Kathai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Shahnagar
Area (hectares) 139.85 hectares
Population 298
Male Population 142
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,099
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathai compares

By the 2011 count Kathai is the 92nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 139.85 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Kathai

Kathai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kathai 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kathai from other places

Kathai lies about 63 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Jukehi, about 25 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 Kathai
Tehsil headquarters Shahnagar 19 km
Nearest railway station Jukehi 25 km
Nearest town Murwāra 38 km
District headquarters Panna 63 km

Villages closest to Kathai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathai village had a population of 298. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Kathai village has 142 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathai has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Kathai covers 139.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathai falls under Shahnagar tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kathai is Jukehi, about 25 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kathai.

Kathai is about 63 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathai is in Shahnagar tehsil of Panna district. Shahnagar is about 19 km away. Jukehi is about 25 km away. Murwāra is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandheli (2.2 km), Sijahati (2.9 km) and Shahpur Khurd (3.3 km).

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

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