Katni
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Murwara
Katni | |
|---|---|
  Murwara Location in Madhya Pradesh, India  Murwara Murwara (India)  Murwara Murwara (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 23°29′N 80°24′E / 23.48°N 80.40°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Katni |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Preeti Sanjeev Suri[1] |
| Elevation | 304 m (997 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 221,875 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 483501 |
| Telephone code | 07622 |
| Vehicle registration | MP-21 |
| Website | katni |
Katni officially Murwara is a city on the banks of the Katni River in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Katni District. It is in the Mahakoshal region of central India. The city is 90 km (56 mi) from the divisional headquarters of the region, Jabalpur.
Demographics
[needs update] As of the 2011 Census of India, Murwara (Katni) municipality had a population of 221,875.[2] Effective literacy was 87.43%; male literacy was 92.77% and female literacy was 81.64%.[2]
Transport
The nearest airport is Jabalpur.
Katni is a major junction point for trains going to Satna towards the east, Bina towards the northern side, Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh towards the southern side, and Jabalpur towards the western side. It is served by four main junction stations, namely Katni Junction, New Katni Junction, Katni Murwara and Katni South serving the eastern, southern, northern and western sides respectively.
See also
References
- ^ Free Press Journal, 22 January 2015
{{citation}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b c "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
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