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About Katwari Village

Katwari is a mid sized village in Gumia tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,612, made up of 810 males and 802 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katwari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Gumia
Pincode 825315
Area (hectares) 204 hectares
Population 1,612
Male Population 810
Female Population 802
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katwari compares

By the 2011 count Katwari is the 29th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Katwari

Katwari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katwari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Katwari from other places

Katwari lies about 56 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Danea, about 15 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 Katwari
Nearest railway station Danea 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Gumia 21 km
District headquarters Bokaro 56 km

Villages closest to Katwari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katwari village had a population of 1,612. That makes it the 29th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Katwari village has 810 males and 802 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katwari has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Katwari is 825315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katwari covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katwari falls under Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Katwari is Danea, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katwari.

Katwari is about 56 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katwari is in Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district. Danea is about 15 km away. Gumia is about 21 km away. Bokaro is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangro (under 2 km), Chipri (1.5 km) and Chhotki Sidhbara (2.4 km).

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

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