About Katteri Village

Katteri is one of the larger villages in Sankari tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,379, made up of 4,788 males and 4,591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2176.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638183, 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	Salem
Tehsil	Sankari
Pincode	638183
Area (hectares)	2176.91 hectares
Population	9,379
Male Population	4,788
Female Population	4,591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents. Its 2176.91 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

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 52 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Anangur, about 12 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 town	Kumarapalayam	2.3 km
Nearest railway station	Anangur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sankari	15 km
District headquarters	Salem	52 km

Villages closest to Katteri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katteri village had a population of 9,379. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents.

Katteri village has 4,788 males and 4,591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katteri has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Katteri is 638183. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katteri covers 2176.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katteri falls under Sankari tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Katteri is Anangur, about 12 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 52 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katteri is in Sankari tehsil of Salem district. Kumarapalayam is about 2.3 km away. Anangur is about 12 km away. Sankari is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.