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About Katteri Village

Katteri is a mid sized village in Uthangarai tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 813, made up of 399 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 460.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636902, 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 Uthangarai
Pincode 636902
Area (hectares) 460.26 hectares
Population 813
Male Population 399
Female Population 414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
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 86th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 460.26 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

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 Uthangarai 27 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 27 km

Villages closest to Katteri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Uthangarai 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 813. That makes it the 86th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Katteri village has 399 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katteri has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Katteri is 636902. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katteri covers 460.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katteri falls under Uthangarai 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 Uthangarai tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Patchur is about 4.5 km away. Jalārpet is about 15 km away. Uthangarai 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 Andiyur (11 km), Umaiyanur (13 km) and Kungilipatti (15 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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