About Katkar Village

Katkar is one of the larger villages in Hindaun tehsil, in the district of Karauli, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,832, made up of 4,303 males and 3,529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1442.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 322234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katkar village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Karauli
Tehsil	Hindaun
Pincode	322234
Area (hectares)	1442.4 hectares
Population	7,832
Male Population	4,303
Female Population	3,529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	820
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katkar compares

By the 2011 count Katkar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents. Its 1442.4 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 854.

Getting to Katkar

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

Katkar lies about 16 km from Karauli, and the nearest railway station is Shri Mahaveer Ji, about 5.7 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 Katkar
Nearest railway station	Shri Mahaveer Ji	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hindaun	12 km
District headquarters	Karauli	16 km

Villages closest to Katkar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katkar village had a population of 7,832. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents.

Katkar village has 4,303 males and 3,529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katkar has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 854.

The pincode recorded for Katkar is 322234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katkar covers 1442.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katkar falls under Hindaun tehsil of Karauli district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Katkar is Shri Mahaveer Ji, about 5.7 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 village for Katkar.

Katkar is about 16 km from Karauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katkar is in Hindaun tehsil of Karauli district. Shri Mahaveer Ji is about 5.7 km away. Hindaun is about 12 km away. Karauli is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.