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.
Katni
Murwara | |
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Katni Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Katni Katni (India) Katni Katni (Asia) | |
Coordinates: 23°29′N 80°24′E / 23.48°N 80.40°E | |
Country | India |
State | Madhya Pradesh |
District | Katni district |
Government | |
• Mayor | Swati[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 is loceted on 23°49′N 80°23′E / 23.82°N 80.39°E.It has an average elevation of 508 metres (1669 feet).[4] Katni River flwos near katni.
[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]
Katni is part of Murwara Assembly.Murwara Assembly constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.[5]
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.[7]
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