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About Katangi Village

Katangi is a small village in Begamganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 464, made up of 235 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.56 hectares hectares.

Katangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katangi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Begamganj
Area (hectares) 228.56 hectares
Population 464
Male Population 235
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
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 Katangi compares

By the 2011 count Katangi is the 104th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 228.56 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Katangi

Katangi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Katangi 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 Katangi from other places

Katangi lies about 61 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gulabhganj, about 44 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 Katangi
Tehsil headquarters Begamganj 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Gulabhganj 44 km
District headquarters Raisen 61 km

Villages closest to Katangi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katangi village had a population of 464. That makes it the 104th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Katangi village has 235 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katangi has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 884.

Katangi covers 228.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katangi falls under Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katangi is Gulabhganj, about 44 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 Katangi.

Katangi is about 61 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katangi is in Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district. Begamganj is about 4.5 km away. Gulabhganj is about 44 km away. Raisen is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khiriya Sukalrai (under 2 km), Fatehpur (2.0 km) and Umarkhoh (2.6 km).

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

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