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About Katoda Village

Katoda is a mid sized village in Chikhli tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,686, made up of 887 males and 799 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 635.22 hectares hectares.

Katoda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katoda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Chikhli
Area (hectares) 635.22 hectares
Population 1,686
Male Population 887
Female Population 799
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katoda compares

By the 2011 count Katoda is the 47th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,711 residents. Its 635.22 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Katoda

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

Katoda lies about 35 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamgaon, about 57 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 Katoda
Tehsil headquarters Chikhli 14 km
District headquarters Buldana 35 km
Nearest railway station Khamgaon 57 km

Villages closest to Katoda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katoda village had a population of 1,686. That makes it the 47th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,711 residents.

Katoda village has 887 males and 799 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katoda has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Katoda covers 635.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katoda falls under Chikhli tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Katoda is Khamgaon, about 57 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 Katoda.

Katoda is about 35 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katoda is in Chikhli tehsil of Buldana district. Chikhli is about 14 km away. Buldana is about 35 km away. Khamgaon is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranantri (2.6 km), Kawathal (2.8 km) and Gangalgaon (2.9 km).

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

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