Katangi

Katangi
City
Katangi Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Katangi Katangi (India)
Coordinates: 21.78°N 79.78°E / 21.78; 79.78
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	[[Balaghat district|jabalpur Division]]
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	Katangi Municipal Council
Elevation	442 m (1,450 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	16,146
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	481445
ISO 3166 code	IN-MP
Vehicle registration	MP-50

Katangi is a City and a Municipal Council in Balaghat District in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Geography

Katangi is located at 21.78°N 79.78°E / 21.78; 79.78. It has an average elevation of 442 metres (1,450 feet).

Transportation

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.

Transportation for goods are Sagar (Katangi to Gondia), KGN Transport (Nagpur to Katangi) and New India Travels (Nagpur to Katangi).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Katangi had a population of 14,760. Males constitute 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.