About Katu Village

Katu is a mid sized village in Bijbehara tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,372, made up of 720 males and 652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katu village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Anantnag
Tehsil	Bijbehara
Pincode	192124
Area (hectares)	160.3 hectares
Population	1,372
Male Population	720
Female Population	652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katu compares

By the 2011 count Katu is the 27th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,200 residents. Its 160.3 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Katu

Katu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Katu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hayar, Inder Mooni, Jabli Pora and Kanalwan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Katu

As per the Census of India 2011, Katu village had a population of 1,372. That makes it the 27th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,200 residents.

Katu village has 720 males and 652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katu has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Katu is 192124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katu covers 160.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katu falls under Bijbehara tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Katu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Katu is in Bijbehara tehsil of Anantnag district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.