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| Settlement type | District of Madhya Pradesh |
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Katni district is one of the 51 districts of Madhya Pradesh 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 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[1] It is one of the 24 districts in Madhya Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[1]
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Katni District has a population of 1,292,042,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Estonia[3] or the US state of New Hampshire.[4] This gives it a ranking of 379th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of Template:Convert.[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.38%.[2] Katni has a sex ratio of 948 females for every 1000 males[2] and a literacy rate of 73.62%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 12.05% and 24.59% of the population respectively.[2]
Kols are the largest tribal group which is 41% of the tribal population, while Gonds (34%) and Bharias (20%) are the other major tribes.[2] Template:Bar box Template:Pie chart At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 97.98% of the population in the district spoke Hindi and 1.56% Sindhi as their first language.[5]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme. National Institute of Rural Development(September 8, 2009). Retrieved September 27, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 District Census 2011. Census2011.co.in. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ↑ Country Comparison:Population. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ↑ 2010 Resident Population Data. U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ↑ 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
External links
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