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About Katban Village

Katban is a mid sized village in Mohanpur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,421, made up of 735 males and 686 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katban village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Mohanpur
Pincode 814157
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 1,421
Male Population 735
Female Population 686
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katban compares

By the 2011 count Katban is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 461 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Katban

Katban is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Katban as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Kaniyaripokhar, Kanthikanalii, Karankol and Katahara. 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.

Common questions about Katban

As per the Census of India 2011, Katban village had a population of 1,421. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 461 residents.

Katban village has 735 males and 686 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katban has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Katban is 814157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katban covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katban falls under Mohanpur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Katban notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Katban.

Katban is in Mohanpur tehsil of Deoghar 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.

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

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