Katni
City in Madhya Pradesh, India
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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 Junction Kataighat Katni Chitrakoot Express in Katni Junction 1930s Building Hanuman Mandir Katni Railway Bridge in 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 | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Preeti Sanjiv Suri |
| • Body | Katni Municipal Corporation |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) | Sandeep Shriprasad Jaiswal |
| • Member of Parliament (MP) | Vishnu Datt Sharma |
| Area | |
• Total | 80 km2 (31 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 11th in MP |
| Elevation | 304 m (997 ft) |
| Population (2026)[1] | |
• Total | 331,000 |
| • Density | 3,263/km2 (8,450/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 483501 |
| Telephone code | 07622 |
| Vehicle registration | MP-21 |
| Sex ratio | 924 ♀/♂ |
| Avg. high temperature | 33 °C (91 °F) |
| Avg. low temperature | 20 °C (68 °F) |
| Website | katni |
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Geography
Katni is located on 23.82°N 80.39°E. It has an average elevation of 508 metres (1669 feet).[3]
Katni River flows near Katni.
Demographics
Government and Administration
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]
Katni city is divided into 45 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. Katni Municipal Corporation has total administration over 47,488 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipal Corporation limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.[6]
Education
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Vedic University is an accredited, statutory private university located in Katni. It is part of the Maharishi Educational System and was established by the state legislature in 1995. It offers both graduate and undergraduate degree programs.[7][8]
Economy
Transport
The nearest airport's to Katni is Jabalpur Airport, located in Jabalpur and Satna Airport, located in Satna.
Katni serves as a major railway hub in the country, providing connections to Satna in the east, Bina in the north, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) in the south, and Jabalpur in the west. Katni has the largest railway grade separator in India (33.4 kilometers). Katni is served by five main railway stations: Katni Junction, New Katni Junction, Katni Murwara, Madhavnagar Road and Katni South[11]
Katni is well connected by National Highways and State Highways to major cities of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh & Uttar Pradesh, making it an important transport hub. Major National Highways Include NH 43, NH 78 & NH 30.
