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About Katkhed Village

Katkhed is a small village in Akot tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 99 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.52 hectares hectares.

Katkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akot
Area (hectares) 161.52 hectares
Population 195
Male Population 99
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katkhed compares

By the 2011 count Katkhed is the 125th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 161.52 hectares work out to about 1.2 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Katkhed

Katkhed is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Katkhed 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katkhed from other places

Katkhed lies about 42 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Lehgaon, about 9.0 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 Katkhed
Nearest railway station Lehgaon 9.0 km
Nearest town Daryāpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Akot 22 km
District headquarters Akola 42 km

Villages closest to Katkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katkhed village had a population of 195. That makes it the 125th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Katkhed village has 99 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katkhed has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Katkhed covers 161.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katkhed falls under Akot tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Katkhed is Lehgaon, about 9.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Katkhed.

Katkhed is about 42 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katkhed is in Akot tehsil of Akola district. Lehgaon is about 9.0 km away. Daryāpur is about 12 km away. Akot is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bambarda Bk (10 km), Punda (10 km) and Isapur (11 km).

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

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