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About Katwali Village

Katwali is a mid sized village in Ballarpur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 635, made up of 325 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 606.46 hectares hectares.

Katwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katwali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Ballarpur
Area (hectares) 606.46 hectares
Population 635
Male Population 325
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katwali compares

By the 2011 count Katwali is the 18th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,138 residents. Its 606.46 hectares work out to about 1.0 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, well above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Katwali

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

How far is Katwali from other places

Katwali lies about 29 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Wihirgaon, about 7.4 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 Katwali
Nearest railway station Wihirgaon 7.4 km
Nearest town Rājūra 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Ballarpur 18 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 29 km

Villages closest to Katwali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katwali village had a population of 635. That makes it the 18th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,138 residents.

Katwali village has 325 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katwali has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 895.

Katwali covers 606.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katwali falls under Ballarpur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Katwali is Wihirgaon, about 7.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katwali.

Katwali is about 29 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katwali is in Ballarpur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Wihirgaon is about 7.4 km away. Rājūra is about 14 km away. Ballarpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamturla (1.6 km), Kothari (2.5 km) and Amdi (5.3 km).

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

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