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About Katiya Village

Katiya is a mid sized village in Ghansaur tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 842, made up of 429 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 512.55 hectares hectares.

Katiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Ghansaur
Area (hectares) 512.55 hectares
Population 842
Male Population 429
Female Population 413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katiya compares

By the 2011 count Katiya is the 41st largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 593 residents. Its 512.55 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Katiya

Katiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katiya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katiya from other places

Katiya lies about 69 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Ghunsore, about 7.7 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 Katiya
Tehsil headquarters Ghansaur 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Ghunsore 7.7 km
Nearest town Nainpur 31 km
District headquarters Seoni 69 km

Villages closest to Katiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katiya village had a population of 842. That makes it the 41st largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 593 residents.

Katiya village has 429 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katiya has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Katiya covers 512.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katiya falls under Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katiya is Ghunsore, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katiya.

Katiya is about 69 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katiya is in Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district. Ghansaur is about 7.5 km away. Ghunsore is about 7.7 km away. Nainpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kachhi Budhwara (1.7 km), Tinsara (1.7 km) and Agariya Kalan (2.2 km).

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

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