About Katalpura Village

Katalpura is one of the larger villages in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,161, made up of 4,579 males and 4,582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 504 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841420, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katalpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katalpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Baikunthpur
Pincode	841420
Area (hectares)	504 hectares
Population	9,161
Male Population	4,579
Female Population	4,582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,001
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Katalpura compares

By the 2011 count Katalpura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents. Its 504 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Katalpura

Katalpura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Katalpura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katalpura from other places

Katalpura lies about 42 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Katalpur Halt, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Katalpura
Nearest railway station	Katalpur Halt	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baikunthpur	5.8 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	19 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	42 km

Villages closest to Katalpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baikunthpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Katalpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Katalpura village had a population of 9,161. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents.

Katalpura village has 4,579 males and 4,582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katalpura has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Katalpura is 841420. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katalpura covers 504 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Katalpura falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Katalpura is Katalpur Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Katalpura.

Katalpura is about 42 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katalpura is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Katalpur Halt is about under 2 km away. Baikunthpur is about 5.8 km away. Sāhibganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.