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Katera

कटेरा
Katangi mandal
Pincode 481445
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BINDU SANJAYKUMAR SONI
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LGD code
497275
Pincode
481445
Post office
Katangi (Balaghat)
Population
1,694
Households
400
Literacy rate
63.4%
Sex ratio
1076 ♀/1000♂
Workers
974
Distance to district centre
43 km
Distance to mandal centre
69 km
Distance to Bhopal
297 km
Distance to Hyderabad
511 km
Nearest railway station
Lakhanwara · 4 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Katangi · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Katera compares

By population, Katera ranks #21 of 60 villages in Katangi mandal.

Literacy rate
%
63.4%
−4.7% vs mandal average
Katera
63.4%
Katangi mandal
68.1%
Balaghat district
67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,076
+40 vs mandal average
Katera
1,076
Katangi mandal
1,036
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.1 vs mandal average
Katera
4.2
Katangi mandal
4.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Katera at a glance

Katera is a village of 1,694 people in 400 households (Census 2011) in Katangi tehsil, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh, the 21st-largest of 60 villages in Katangi tehsil. Literacy is 63%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,076 women per 1,000 men. It lies 43 km from the Balaghat district centre, 26 km from Ashti, the nearest town, 4 km from Lakhanwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 481445, served by Katangi (Balaghat) post office; the LGD village code is 497275. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Katangi, 5 km away. The sarpanch is BINDU SANJAYKUMAR SONI , and the village votes in Keolari assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajneesh Harvansh Singh. The population is estimated at 1,997 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Katera

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Katera · this village1,69463%
Banera · Parseoni39255%1.5 km NW
Bopli · Katangi98772%1.6 km S
Banera · Katangi1,97465%1.9 km NW
Banera · Baldeogarh1,90641%1.9 km NW
Selwa · Katangi2,68969%5.7 km SW
Selwa · Lalbarra96672%5.7 km SW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Katera

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
10
Power hours (winter)
10
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KATANGI
Distance to district HQ (km)
42
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
359
Irrigated area (ha)
229
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Katera

LGD code
497275
Pincode
481445
Post office
Katangi (Balaghat)
Population (Census 2011)
1,694
Population (projected 2026)
1,997
Households
400
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1076
Literacy rate
63.4%
Coordinates
21.80105°N, 79.84025°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Mandla
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Keolari
Member of Parliament
Faggan Singh Kulaste
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rajneesh Harvansh Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
BINDU SANJAYKUMAR SONI
Block / Mandal
Katangi
Getting there

How to reach Katera

Mandal centre
Katangi · ≈ 69 km
≈ 2 h 21 min by car · 2 h 47 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Balaghat · ≈ 43 km
≈ 1 h 29 min by car · 1 h 45 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,936 people
Ashti · ≈ 26 km
≈ 54 min by car · 1 h 4 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal297 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad511 km
  • Mumbai786 km
  • Delhi802 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationLakhanwara4 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Katangi5 km
  • ATM / bankSBI36 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petrolium36 km
  • CollegeMitali Institute of Nursing40 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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