Businesses in Katghora

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Katghora

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Shopping	34
Shopping other	30
Medical laboratories	28
Education	25
Clothing stores	22
Electronics stores	19
Restaurants	19
Mobile phone stores	14
Pharmacies and drug stores	12
Public administration	12
Hardware store	10
Banks	9
Hospitals	9

Katghora Facts

Area	431.8 km²
Population	195,745
Male Population	100,517 (51.4%)
Female Population	95,228 (48.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+216.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+49.5%
Median Age	24 years (Male: 24, Female: 24.1)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$4,417 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Karkhana, Mohline Bhata, Tahsil Collony, Tingipur
Local Time
Timezone	India Standard Time
Lat & Lng	22.50247, 82.54279

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Katghora Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	61,891	96,672	130,907	187,396	195,745	216,764	240,943
Population Density	143.3 / km²	223.9 / km²	303.2 / km²	434 / km²	453.3 / km²	502 / km²	558 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Katghora Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 49.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Katghora	+216.3%	+102.5%	+49.5%
Chhattisgarh	—	—	—
India	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Katghora Median Age

Median Age: 24 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Katghora	24 yrs	24.1 yrs	24 yrs
Chhattisgarh	24.1 yrs	24.3 yrs	23.9 yrs
India	24.9 yrs	25.4 yrs	24.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Katghora Population Density

Population Density: 453 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Katghora	195,745	431.8 km²	453 / km²
Chhattisgarh	27.8 million	135,225.8 km²	206 / km²
India	1,307 million	3,083,563.4 km²	424 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Katghora Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1730 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Katghora

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Katghora Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,811	$2,049	$2,234	$3,267	$3,880	$4,179	$3,192	$4,417
Total GDP	$101.2M	$166.7M	$268.4M	$459.9M	$615.3M	$732.6M	$602.9M	$867.2M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Katghora CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Katghora	335,556 tn	1.71 tn	777.1 tons/km²
Chhattisgarh	37,367,477 tn	1.34 tn	276.3 tons/km²
India	1,928,568,344 tn	1.48 tn	625.4 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Katghora CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	335,556 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.71 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	777.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (6.9)
Flood	Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
10/10/00	6:11 AM	4.5	66.7 km	33,000 m	Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh border region, India	usgs.gov
2/12/96	8:39 PM	4.3	38.2 km	33,000 m	Chhattisgarh, India	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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