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About Katak Village

Katak is a mid sized village in Udaipura tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 337 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.49 hectares hectares.

Katak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katak village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Udaipura
Area (hectares) 130.49 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 337
Female Population 323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katak compares

By the 2011 count Katak is the 80th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 900 residents. Its 130.49 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 911.

Getting to Katak

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

Katak lies about 100 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gadarwara, about 38 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 Katak
Nearest town Deori Khās 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Udaipura 32 km
Nearest railway station Gadarwara 38 km
District headquarters Raisen 100 km

Villages closest to Katak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katak village had a population of 660. That makes it the 80th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 900 residents.

Katak village has 337 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katak has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Katak covers 130.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katak falls under Udaipura tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katak is Gadarwara, about 38 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Katak.

Katak is about 100 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katak is in Udaipura tehsil of Raisen district. Deori Khās is about 31 km away. Udaipura is about 32 km away. Gadarwara 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 Rabara (2.5 km), Hathidol (4.6 km) and Barkhada (5.7 km).

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

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