About Katta Village

Katta is a mid sized village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,254, made up of 609 males and 645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katta village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sindhudurg
Tehsil	Malwan
Pincode	416604
Area (hectares)	174.92 hectares
Population	1,254
Male Population	609
Female Population	645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,059
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katta compares

By the 2011 count Katta is the 20th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 174.92 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Katta

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

Katta lies about 17 km from Malwan, and the nearest railway station is Sindhudurg, about 7.0 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 Katta
Nearest railway station	Sindhudurg	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Malwan	17 km
Nearest town	Sāvantvādi	30 km

Villages closest to Katta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katta village had a population of 1,254. That makes it the 20th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Katta village has 609 males and 645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katta has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Katta is 416604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katta covers 174.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katta falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Katta is Sindhudurg, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Katta.

Katta is about 17 km from Malwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katta is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Sindhudurg is about 7.0 km away. Malwan is about 17 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.