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Katiya

कटिया
Chandla mandal
Pincode 471525
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Katiya observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.

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Temple in Chandla mandal

The principal temple recorded for Chandla mandal is Sun temple, Banjari Tikari. No temple of this dedication is on record within Katiya itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Madhya Pradesh

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Village snapshot

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Katiya is a village in Chandla mandal, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, located at 25.033°N, 80.081°E. The village has a population of 2,469 across 473 households with a literacy rate of 44.5%.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
pooja yadav
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LGD code
457665
Pincode
471525
Post office
Chandla
Population
2,469
Households
473
Literacy rate
44.5%
Sex ratio
833 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,120
Distance to district centre
70 km
Distance to mandal centre
6 km
Distance to Bhopal
335 km
Distance to Delhi
490 km
Nearest railway station
Singhpur Dumra · 19 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital,Chandla · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Katiya compares

By population, Katiya ranks #5 of 86 villages in Chandla mandal.

Literacy rate
%
44.5%
−5.6% vs mandal average
Katiya44.5%
Chandla mandal50.1%
Chhatarpur district53.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
833
−27 vs mandal average
Katiya833
Chandla mandal860
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.6 vs mandal average
Katiya5.2
Chandla mandal4.6

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

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Katiya at a glance

Katiya is a village of 2,469 people in 473 households (Census 2011) in Chandla tehsil, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, the 5th-largest of 86 villages in Chandla tehsil. Literacy is 45%, 6 points below the tehsil average of 50% and the sex ratio is 833 women per 1,000 men. It lies 70 km from the Chhatarpur district centre, 52 km from Tindwara, the nearest town, 19 km from Singhpur Dumra railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 471525, served by Chandla post office; the LGD village code is 457665. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Chandla, 12 km away. The sarpanch is pooja yadav, and the village votes in Chandla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ahirwar Dileep. The population is estimated at 2,911 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Katiya · this village2,46945%—
Salaiya · Ajaygarh1,54645%1.3 km N
Salaiya · Ajaygarh60948%1.3 km N
Salaiya · Chandla50039%1.7 km N
Parmajhor · Chandla57355%2.7 km S
Bhawanipur · Chandla83350%2.8 km NW
Deori · Chandla76046%3.1 km SW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Katiya

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)
6
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
3
Middle school
2
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
Yes
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
LAUNDI
Distance to nearest town (km)
21
Distance to district HQ (km)
75
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
22
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
456.5
Irrigated area (ha)
84.36
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Katiya

LGD code
457665
Pincode
471525
Post office
Chandla
Population (Census 2011)
2,469
Population (projected 2026)
2,911
Households
473
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
833
Literacy rate
44.5%
Coordinates
25.03257°N, 80.08121°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Khajuraho
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Chandla
Member of Parliament
V. D. Sharma
Member of Legislative Assembly
Ahirwar Dileep
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
pooja yadav
Block / Mandal
Chandla
Getting there

How to reach Katiya

Mandal centre
Chandla · ≈ 6.4 km
≈ 13 min by car · 16 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chhatarpur · ≈ 70 km
≈ 2 h 24 min by car · 2 h 51 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 12,880 people
Tindwara · ≈ 52 km
≈ 1 h 46 min by car · 2 h 6 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal335 kmcapital
  • Delhi490 km
  • Hyderabad866 km
  • Kolkata886 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSinghpur Dumra19 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Chandla12 km
  • ATM / bankSBI Bank26 km
  • CollegeGovt Polytechnic Mahoba38 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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