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About Katar Village

Katar is a mid sized village in Asind tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,898, made up of 941 males and 957 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1222 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bhilwara
Tehsil Asind
Pincode 311301
Area (hectares) 1222 hectares
Population 1,898
Male Population 941
Female Population 957
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
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 Katar compares

By the 2011 count Katar is the 30th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents. Its 1222 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Katar

Katar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Katar 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 Katar from other places

Katar lies about 55 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Raila Road, about 37 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 Katar
Tehsil headquarters Asind 12 km
Nearest railway station Raila Road 37 km
Nearest town Māndal 43 km
District headquarters Bhilwara 55 km

Villages closest to Katar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katar village had a population of 1,898. That makes it the 30th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents.

Katar village has 941 males and 957 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katar has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Katar is 311301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katar covers 1222 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katar falls under Asind tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Katar is Raila Road, about 37 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 Katar.

Katar is about 55 km from Bhilwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katar is in Asind tehsil of Bhilwara district. Asind is about 12 km away. Raila Road is about 37 km away. Māndal is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamron Ka Bariya (2.4 km), Khokulon Ka Khera (3.2 km) and Sakar Ka Bariya (3.5 km).

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

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