About Katra Village

Katra is a mid sized village in Akrani tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,253, made up of 609 males and 644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katra village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nandurbar
Tehsil	Akrani
Pincode	425414
Area (hectares)	480 hectares
Population	1,253
Male Population	609
Female Population	644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,057
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Katra compares

By the 2011 count Katra is the 55th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents. Its 480 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Katra

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

Katra lies about 5.6 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Chaupale, about 2.3 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 Katra
Nearest railway station	Chaupale	2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akrani	5.6 km
District headquarters	Nandurbar	5.6 km

Villages closest to Katra

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

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Common questions about Katra

As per the Census of India 2011, Katra village had a population of 1,253. That makes it the 55th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents.

Katra village has 609 males and 644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katra has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Katra is 425414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katra covers 480 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katra falls under Akrani tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Katra is Chaupale, about 2.3 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 Katra.

Katra is about 5.6 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katra is in Akrani tehsil of Nandurbar district. Chaupale is about 2.3 km away. Akrani is about 5.6 km away. Nandurbar is about 5.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.