Issues income, caste, domicile, residence and EWS certificates, and maintains land records under the state revenue code.
34.9% of women in Katni own land in their name, close to the typical district. 55% own a house in their name, better than the typical district. The Tehsil Office maintains the land records that underlie ownership like this.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 8.4% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 56% of the population of that age.
In Katni, which ranks 22 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44 out of 100. It trails the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 44.7%, against 17.3% nationally and women with a bank account at 66.3%, against 79.4% nationally.