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About Katkapur Village

Katkapur is a mid sized village in Raikal tehsil, in the district of Karimnagar, Telangana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,454, made up of 687 males and 767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,116 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 505460, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katkapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katkapur village
Description Value
State Telangana
District Karimnagar
Tehsil Raikal
Pincode 505460
Area (hectares) 337 hectares
Population 1,454
Male Population 687
Female Population 767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,116
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katkapur compares

By the 2011 count Katkapur is the 15th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,195 residents. Its 337 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Katkapur

Katkapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katkapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Katkapur from other places

Katkapur lies about 67 km from Karimnagar, and the nearest railway station is Katlakunta Medipally, about 20 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 Katkapur
Tehsil headquarters Raikal 12 km
Nearest railway station Katlakunta Medipally 20 km
Nearest town Jagtiāl 22 km
District headquarters Karimnagar 67 km

Villages closest to Katkapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katkapur village had a population of 1,454. That makes it the 15th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,195 residents.

Katkapur village has 687 males and 767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katkapur has about 1116 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Katkapur is 505460. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katkapur covers 337 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katkapur falls under Raikal tehsil of Karimnagar district in Telangana.

The nearest railway station to Katkapur is Katlakunta Medipally, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Katkapur.

Katkapur is about 67 km from Karimnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katkapur is in Raikal tehsil of Karimnagar district. Raikal is about 12 km away. Katlakunta Medipally is about 20 km away. Jagtiāl is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devanpalle (under 2 km), Vasthapur (2.0 km) and Tatlavai (2.3 km).

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

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