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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Katni}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Katni district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Madhya Pradesh|District]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_map = MP Katni district map.svg
| map_caption = Location of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Katni
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jabalpur division|Jabalpur]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Katni]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| area_total_km2 = 4,949
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,292,042
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 73.62 per cent
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 948
| leader_title = [[District Magistrate]]
| leader_name = Mr.Prayank Mishra [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Khajuraho (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khajuraho]]
| leader_title2 =
| leader_name2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 =
| blank_info_sec1 =
| blank_name_sec2 =
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| website = {{URL|https://katni.nic.in/en/}}
| official_name =
| image_skyline = Vijayraghav Fort 2 S-MP-130.jpg
| image_caption = Vijayraghav Fort
}}
'''Katni district''' is one of the 51 [[districts of Madhya Pradesh]] [[States and territories of India|state]] in central [[India]]. The town of [[Katni]] is the district headquarters. The district is part of [[Jabalpur Division]]. The district occupies an area of 4949.59 km².

==Economy==
Katni is a town in Madhya Pradesh with many laurels. It is also one of the largest rail junctions in the country and the second biggest diesel shed in the country is also located here. Katni is also a mineral-rich district, especially known for lime and bauxite.

In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Katni one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name="brgf" /> It is one of the 24 districts in Madhya Pradesh currently receiving funds from the [[Backward Regions Grant Fund|Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme]] (BRGF).<ref name="brgf">{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=September 8, 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=September 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date=April 5, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Katni District has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,292,042,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Estonia]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Estonia 1,282,963 July 2011 est.}}</ref> or the US state of [[New Hampshire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |title=2010 Resident Population Data |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |access-date=2011-09-30 |quote=New Hampshire 1,316,470 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101090833/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=2011-01-01 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 379th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/>
The district has a population density of {{convert|261|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.38%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Katni has a [[sex ratio]] of 948 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 73.62%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 12.05% and 24.59% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>

[[Kol people|Kols]] are the largest tribal group which is 41% of the tribal population, while [[Gondi people|Gonds]] (34%) and [[Bharia people|Bharias]] (20%) are the other major tribes.<ref name="districtcensus" />
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Katni district (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Religion - Madhya Pradesh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW23C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher = Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India}}</ref>
|titlebar=#FCD116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|darkorange|96.02}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|#008000|2.88}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|1.10}}
}}
{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Katni district (2011)
|label1 = [[Hindi]] |value1 = 97.98 |color1 = orange
|label2 = [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] |value2 = 1.56 |color2 = yellow
|label3 = Others |value3 = 0.46 |color3 = grey
}}
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 97.98% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 1.56% [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,49,049|13=1911|14=2,72,920|15=1921|16=2,72,832|17=1931|18=2,83,025|19=1941|20=3,33,078|21=1951|22=3,83,027|23=1961|24=4,52,246|25=1971|26=5,66,145|27=1981|28=7,14,508|29=1991|30=8,81,925|31=2001|32=10,64,167|33=2011|34=12,92,042|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://katni.nic.in Katni District]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20141105182820/http://www.katnilive.in/ Katni city portal]

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{{Geographic location
|Centre = Katni district
|North =
|Northeast = [[Satna district]]
|East = [[Umaria district]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Jabalpur district]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Damoh district]]
|Northwest = [[Panna district]]
}}

{{Districts of Madhya Pradesh}}
{{Jabalpur Division}}

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