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About Katar Village

Katar is a mid sized village in Khandar tehsil, in the district of Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,257, made up of 678 males and 579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 566 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 322001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Sawai Madhopur
Tehsil Khandar
Pincode 322001
Area (hectares) 566 hectares
Population 1,257
Male Population 678
Female Population 579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katar compares

By the 2011 count Katar is the 36th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,083 residents. Its 566 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

Getting to Katar

Katar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 24 km from Sawai Madhopur, and the nearest railway station is Sawai Madhopur 'D' cabin, about 22 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 Khandar 14 km
Nearest railway station Sawai Madhopur 'D' cabin 22 km
District headquarters Sawai Madhopur 24 km

Villages closest to Katar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khandar 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 1,257. That makes it the 36th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,083 residents.

Katar village has 678 males and 579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katar has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

The pincode recorded for Katar is 322001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katar covers 566 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katar falls under Khandar tehsil of Sawai Madhopur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Katar is Sawai Madhopur 'D' cabin, about 22 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katar.

Katar is about 24 km from Sawai Madhopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katar is in Khandar tehsil of Sawai Madhopur district. Khandar is about 14 km away. Sawai Madhopur 'D' cabin is about 22 km away. Sawai Madhopur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phariya (1.8 km), Khandeolan (1.8 km) and Daulatpura (2.6 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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