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.
Katni
Murwara | |
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    clockwise from top-left:
Kataighat Katni, Katni River, Forest around the city, Evening view of Kataighat, Katni | |
  Katni Location in Madhya Pradesh, India  Katni Katni (India)  Katni Katni (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 23.48°N 80.40°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Katni district |
| 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 |
Demographics
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]
References
- Free Press Journal, 22 January 2015
{{citation}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - "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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