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About Katlang Village

Katlang is a small village in Lanjigarh tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 164, made up of 82 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katlang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katlang village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Lanjigarh
Pincode 766001
Area (hectares) 202 hectares
Population 164
Male Population 82
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katlang compares

By the 2011 count Katlang is the 72nd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 202 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Katlang

Katlang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Katlang as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Katlang from other places

Katlang lies about 17 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Bolagarh Road, about 2.4 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 Katlang
Nearest railway station Bolagarh Road 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Lanjigarh 17 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 17 km
Nearest town Khordha 40 km

Villages closest to Katlang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katlang village had a population of 164. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Katlang village has 82 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katlang has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Katlang is 766001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katlang covers 202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katlang falls under Lanjigarh tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Katlang is Bolagarh Road, about 2.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Katlang.

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

Katlang is in Lanjigarh tehsil of Kalahandi district. Bolagarh Road is about 2.4 km away. Lanjigarh is about 17 km away. Kalahandi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harekrusnapur (6.2 km), Champadeipur (8.6 km) and Baliguda (11 km).

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

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