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About Katneshwar Village

Katneshwar is a large village in Purna tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,376, made up of 2,211 males and 2,165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1479 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katneshwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katneshwar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Purna
Pincode 431511
Area (hectares) 1479 hectares
Population 4,376
Male Population 2,211
Female Population 2,165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katneshwar compares

By the 2011 count Katneshwar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 1479 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Katneshwar

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

Katneshwar lies about 18 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Mirkhal, about 8.3 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 Katneshwar
Nearest railway station Mirkhal 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Purna 13 km
Nearest town Pūrna 13 km
District headquarters Parbhani 18 km

Villages closest to Katneshwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katneshwar village had a population of 4,376. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Katneshwar village has 2,211 males and 2,165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katneshwar has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Katneshwar is 431511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katneshwar covers 1479 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katneshwar falls under Purna tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Katneshwar is Mirkhal, about 8.3 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 Katneshwar.

Katneshwar is about 18 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katneshwar is in Purna tehsil of Parbhani district. Mirkhal is about 8.3 km away. Purna is about 13 km away. Pūrna is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yerndeshwar (2.9 km), Sandalpur (3.6 km) and Pimpalgaon Balapur (5.0 km).

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

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