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About Katpur Village

Katpur is a mid sized village in Morshi tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,074, made up of 527 males and 547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332 hectares hectares.

Katpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katpur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Morshi
Area (hectares) 332 hectares
Population 1,074
Male Population 527
Female Population 547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katpur compares

By the 2011 count Katpur is the 40th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 332 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Katpur

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

Katpur lies about 36 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Ashtegaon, about 8.9 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 Katpur
Nearest railway station Ashtegaon 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Morshi 17 km
Nearest town Morsi 17 km
District headquarters Amravati 36 km

Villages closest to Katpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katpur village had a population of 1,074. That makes it the 40th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Katpur village has 527 males and 547 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katpur has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Katpur covers 332 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katpur falls under Morshi tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Katpur is Ashtegaon, about 8.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Katpur.

Katpur is about 36 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katpur is in Morshi tehsil of Amravati district. Ashtegaon is about 8.9 km away. Morshi is about 17 km away. Morsi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kavitpur (under 2 km), Wagholi (under 2 km) and Dhamangaon (2.2 km).

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

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