Katni district General information
Katni is a district of Madhya Pradesh state of India. The town of Katni is the district headquarters. The district is part of Jabalpur Division.
History
Katni is conglomeration of culture from three different cultural states viz. Mahakausal, Bundelkhand, and Baghelkhand. There are three different stories which reveals
Katni junction is having half circular Mode (turn) from wagon yard. So people call it “Mudwara”
Another story is that there was a village call Modwar that has been given as a reward of bravery for cutting Mud (heads).
A similar story is about the British government used to cut heads of Baggies and plunderer and hang them in squares to afraid people of doing crimes.
Location
Katni district is located in the Northeastern part of Madhya Pradesh it forms the northern district of Jabalpur commissionerate division. Mudwara was the biggest (areawise) Tahsil of Jabalpur before katni came as district in 1998. The district extends from 23 °37’N to 24 °80’ N and from 79 °57’ E to 80 °58’ E. and hight from sea level is 392 m. There are three major rivers in Mudwara Katni, Chhoti Mahanadi And Umdar and the name katni of mudwara is given after the Katni River, which is two km away from mudwara. The shape of this district is roughly oval.
Population
In 1911 the population of Mudwara was around 181699 out of 181699, 15812 people were the urban population. There were three big village in this Tahsil having more than 2000 population in 1911 viz. Viajyraghavgad, Bilhari ,Barhi. Out of these Vijayraghavgarh is Tahsil and recently Barhi is also declared as tahsil. Other tahsil of katni are Bahoriband, Rithi, Badwara, Dheemarkheda, and Mudwara As per the census of 1991 population katni district was 881925 out of which 333373 and 93796 are women’s in rural and urban area respectively 331044 and 103712 mans in rural and urban area respectively hence the total population of women and mans in urban and rural areas are respectively are 684417 ,197588.
Climate
Climate of katni is average it gains all the seasonal advantage from it.
Agriculture
Main crops of katni are paddy wheat ,gram and pulses. In cash crop mainly vegetables are grown and sent to market of Satna District and Umaria also .There is a good market of cereals and other agro-based product in katni .KRASHI UPAZ MANDI Katni has been given the status of A class mandi in India. Total area of katni district is 4949.59 km2 and cultivating land 34593 hectares in 2001 and total forest area 71155 hectares. Private land is 279020 hectare , government land is 214072.
Industry
Katni is an ancient city in which many industries are located in whole district. As minerals are found in large part of katni so the industries of mineral based are growing rapidly besides these pulses mills are very much found in katni. All these have made good position of katni in commerce and industry field.
Transport
Katni is commercial center; it takes the advantage of national highway and train root. Katni junction is one of the largest junction of india .it is connected to five direction and handshake with major cities of india in a day this makes katni a vintage point for businessmen. Mainly pulses floor stone, marble etc are commercial product. There are more than 50 pulses mills. Cloth market of katni is important place for surrounding places. After 1947 many sindhies(Resident of Sindh state of Pakistan) came here from Pakistan and they are among the main businessmen of katni.
Communication
Katni is enjoying the luxury of all kinds of communication media. Since the advent of mobile in market of major cities in India, katni had never been behind in the race. All the major player of mobile has given connectivity to katni since starting; this may be because of the trade and commerce of katni.
Tourist Place
Bahoriband: In Bahoriband there are many monuments, there is a statue of Jain Teerthankar Shantinath 12 feet high. There is some scripture of 12th century are written in lower part of the statue telling about Maha samantadhipati Golhneshwar Rathore who was the ruler under Kalchuri’s kings Gayakarndev.
There are so many statues in north of the village, near the reservoir a stone has been found in which 10 incarnation of Lord Vishnu has been painted. There are so many statues of Narayan Shaishayani (bed) and sun (Lord Surya). There is a Cemetery of Oliya Peeran Peer and a village is associated with it. Now a days Bahoriband has gained more importance and fame after stone park.
Tigavan: Earlier it was a part of Bahoriband, people says the earlier name of this village was Jhanjhangad here Aalha and Udal has fought with king of Madhogarh. There is a temple available of 1500 year old ,It is a flat ceiling temple. There is a statue of lord Narsing in other side of wall there is Jain Treethankars Parshvanath statue.
This temple is of Gupta dynasties time, on a pillar a scripture is found about a follower in Bramhi Lipi that shows of 8th century statues of Makrasanganga and Kachhapasna Yamuna statues are very beautifully designed. There were more than 30 temples in Tigavan, now only the remains are found, so many statues are found around this village.
Vijaraghavgarh: 33 km from Katni this is a historical fort. This place is 350 m high from sea level the prince PRAYAGDAS has formed a new town near MAUJA, PADRIYA and LOHARWADA and constructed a temple of lord VIJAYRAGHAV and the fort was named as VIJAYRAGHAVGARH .
The new town has been given the same name. At one side of this fort a court is available, Other side is of a beautiful building known as RANGMAHAL there are stone at various part of the fort designed from KARITALAI. This is the most beautiful fort in katni district.
Roopnath: This is a pilgrimage place 3 km from Bahoriband there is PANCHLINGI(five lingam) statue of lord SHIVA and called as Roopnath. It is situated in the corner of Camore mountain, There are three KUNDS (tanks) one above another on a standing stone water is present all the time the lowest one is called called SITA KUND and next above it is known as LAXMAN KUND and the topmost is know for LORD RAM.
There is verse painted on big stone that may be of 232B.C. some order like is written in Pali language for following Buddhism. It describes that 2½ years of Ashoka following Buddhism but nothing has been achieved so far. One km from ROOPNATH in Sindursi village four old statues have been removed from mountain this place is known as JOGINI KA STHAN (place of Jogini) it is believed that the statues are linked with king JAINAT or SARVANTH of 6th century.
Bilhary: In the ancient time this locality was known very much scattered it was around in 24 miles of diameter. The old name of this town was PAHUPAVTI/PUSHPAWATI NAGRI (Town) now a day so many scriptures are found in this area there were so many temples the only remain is VARAH temple of lord VARAH (Vishnu). There is one more temple around one km from Bilhari of lord Shiva it also know as fort of Kamakandla in the ancient building archeologist have found a big scripture on rock on a stone which is currently in Nagpur museum in which description of Culchuries king Kayoorvarsh is found and about construction of temple for lord NOHLESHWAR(lord Shiva) second part of scripture describes visiting of Somnath temple in Gujrat for victory of Laxmanraj son of princes Nohla.
King laxman has made the big reservoir in Bilhari. The above dynasty has decline very fast and Chandel kings has captured the area after ward. Pan(Tambul) of Bilhary is very much famous the reference is found in famous scripture Aeana Akhbari.
Jhinjhari: 3 km from katni in Jabalpur road around 14 big colored painted rock are scattered they are all of prehistoric time it is believed that it was the residence for early human. They have painted all the animals found around here viz. Cow, Bull, Deer, Dog, Goat, Pork Hippopotamus etc. Hippopotamus is believed to be here in the ancient time. Except this animal there are paintings available about fighting tools and man and woman, tree, flower. These painting are believed of 10000 BC to 4000BC some of the picture are of middle age 700 BC to 200 BC.