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About Katara Village

Katara is a mid sized village in Kuhi tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 657, made up of 338 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 503.78 hectares hectares.

Katara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Kuhi
Area (hectares) 503.78 hectares
Population 657
Male Population 338
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katara compares

By the 2011 count Katara is the 60th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 503.78 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Katara

Katara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katara 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katara from other places

Katara lies about 40 km from Nagpur. 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 Katara
Tehsil headquarters Kuhi 7.5 km
Nearest town Umred 19 km
District headquarters Nagpur 40 km

Villages closest to Katara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katara village had a population of 657. That makes it the 60th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Katara village has 338 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katara has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Katara covers 503.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katara falls under Kuhi tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Katara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Katara.

Katara is about 40 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katara is in Kuhi tehsil of Nagpur district. Kuhi is about 7.5 km away. Umred is about 19 km away. Nagpur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lohara (under 2 km), Bamhani (1.6 km) and Bramhani (1.6 km).

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

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