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About Katkamdag Village

Katkamdag is a large village in Katamdag tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,334, made up of 1,189 males and 1,145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katkamdag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katkamdag village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Katamdag
Pincode 825301
Area (hectares) 130 hectares
Population 2,334
Male Population 1,189
Female Population 1,145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katkamdag compares

By the 2011 count Katkamdag is the 11th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Katkamdag

Katkamdag is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katkamdag as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Katkamdag from other places

Katkamdag lies about 7.4 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribag Town, about 5.1 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 Katkamdag
Nearest railway station Hazaribag Town 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Katamdag 7.4 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 7.4 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 7.4 km

Villages closest to Katkamdag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katkamdag village had a population of 2,334. That makes it the 11th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Katkamdag village has 1,189 males and 1,145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katkamdag has about 963 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 962.

The pincode recorded for Katkamdag is 825301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katkamdag covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Katkamdag falls under Katamdag tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Katkamdag is Hazaribag Town, about 5.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Katkamdag.

Katkamdag is about 7.4 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katkamdag is in Katamdag tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Hazaribag Town is about 5.1 km away. Katamdag is about 7.4 km away. Hazaribagh is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banka (under 2 km), Banadag (under 2 km) and Hothamerhi (under 2 km).

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

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