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About Katteri Village

Katteri is one of the larger villages in Krishnagiri tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,172, made up of 2,656 males and 2,516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1003.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katteri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katteri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Krishnagiri
Pincode 635101
Area (hectares) 1003.12 hectares
Population 5,172
Male Population 2,656
Female Population 2,516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katteri compares

By the 2011 count Katteri is the 34th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,345 residents. Its 1003.12 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Katteri

Katteri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katteri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katteri from other places

Katteri lies about 27 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Patchur, about 4.5 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 Katteri
Nearest railway station Patchur 4.5 km
Nearest town Jalārpet 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishnagiri 27 km

Villages closest to Katteri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katteri village had a population of 5,172. That makes it the 34th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,345 residents.

Katteri village has 2,656 males and 2,516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katteri has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Katteri is 635101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katteri covers 1003.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katteri falls under Krishnagiri tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Katteri is Patchur, about 4.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Katteri.

Katteri is about 27 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katteri is in Krishnagiri tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Patchur is about 4.5 km away. Jalārpet is about 15 km away. Krishnagiri is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Oppathavadi (7.2 km), Nandibanda R F (8.2 km) and Neralakotta R F (9.4 km).

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

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