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About Katariya Village

Katariya is a mid sized village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 671, made up of 351 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katariya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jarmundi
Pincode 814120
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 671
Male Population 351
Female Population 320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
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 Katariya compares

By the 2011 count Katariya is the 42nd largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Katariya

Katariya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Katariya 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 Karhia Bahiyar, Karma, Karmakita Tarni Chhit and Kasijora. 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 Katariya

As per the Census of India 2011, Katariya village had a population of 671. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Katariya village has 351 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katariya has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Katariya is 814120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katariya covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katariya falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Katariya 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 Katariya.

Katariya is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka 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 Katariya today is likely to be higher.

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