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About Katkoko Village

Katkoko is a mid sized village in Tisri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 901, made up of 468 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 511 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katkoko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katkoko village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Tisri
Pincode 815317
Area (hectares) 511 hectares
Population 901
Male Population 468
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katkoko compares

By the 2011 count Katkoko is the 25th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 527 residents. Its 511 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1007.

Getting to Katkoko

Katkoko is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katkoko as Available within <5 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 Katkoko from other places

Katkoko lies about 53 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 20 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 Katkoko
Tehsil headquarters Tisri 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 20 km
Nearest town Jhajha 41 km
District headquarters Giridih 53 km

Villages closest to Katkoko

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katkoko village had a population of 901. That makes it the 25th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 527 residents.

Katkoko village has 468 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katkoko has about 925 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 Katkoko is 815317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katkoko covers 511 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katkoko falls under Tisri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Katkoko is Dhanwar, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katkoko.

Katkoko is about 53 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katkoko is in Tisri tehsil of Giridih district. Tisri is about 3.6 km away. Dhanwar is about 20 km away. Jhajha is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palmo (under 2 km), Bhurai (1.5 km) and Pandnatanr (2.2 km).

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

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