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About Katpor Village

Katpor is a large village in Hansot tehsil, in the district of Bharuch, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,206, made up of 1,153 males and 1,053 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5393.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 393030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katpor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katpor village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Bharuch
Tehsil Hansot
Pincode 393030
Area (hectares) 5393.47 hectares
Population 2,206
Male Population 1,153
Female Population 1,053
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katpor compares

By the 2011 count Katpor is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,241 residents. Its 5393.47 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Katpor

Katpor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katpor as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katpor from other places

Katpor lies about 33 km from Bharuch, and the nearest railway station is Kosamba Junction, about 25 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 Katpor
Tehsil headquarters Hansot 12 km
Nearest town Tarsadi 24 km
Nearest railway station Kosamba Junction 25 km
District headquarters Bharuch 33 km

Villages closest to Katpor

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

Common questions about Katpor

As per the Census of India 2011, Katpor village had a population of 2,206. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,241 residents.

Katpor village has 1,153 males and 1,053 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katpor has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Katpor is 393030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katpor covers 5393.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katpor falls under Hansot tehsil of Bharuch district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Katpor is Kosamba Junction, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Katpor.

Katpor is about 33 km from Bharuch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katpor is in Hansot tehsil of Bharuch district. Hansot is about 12 km away. Tarsadi is about 24 km away. Kosamba Junction is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vaghwan (3.8 km), Kantiyajal (7.2 km) and Rayma (10 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Katpor today is likely to be higher.

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