Katangi

City in Madhya Pradesh, India

21°46′24″N 79°48′14″E / 21.77333°N 79.80389°E / 21.77333; 79.80389Country

IndiaStateMadhya PradeshDistrictBalaghatGovernment

• TypeMunicipal Council • BodyMunicipal Council KatangiElevation

442 m (1,450 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total16,146Languages

• OfficialHindiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

481445

ISO 3166 codeIN-MPVehicle registrationMP-50

Katangi is a city and a municipal council, near the city of Balaghat in Balaghat District in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Geography

Katangi has an average elevation of 442 metres (1,450 feet).

Transport

Katangi has connectivity by road to cities like Nagpur, Seoni, Tumsar, Bhandara and the district headquarters of Balaghat.

Katangi also has railway connectivity. Katangi railway station is connected to Gondia via Balaghat by a broad-gauge network, Tirodi Railway Station is connected to Itwari (Nagpur) via Tumsar Road and Bhandara Road.

Demographics

At the 2001 Indian census,^[1] Katangi had a population of 14,760. Males constituted 50% of the population and females 50%. Katangi has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 64%. In Katangi, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

Cities and towns in Jabalpur division

Balaghat district