About Katang Village

Katang is a mid sized village in Herhanj tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 671, made up of 343 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1515 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katang village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Herhanj
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	1515 hectares
Population	671
Male Population	343
Female Population	328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Katang compares

By the 2011 count Katang is the 21st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 1515 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Katang

Katang is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Katang as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Katang from other places

Katang lies about 28 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 22 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 Katang
Tehsil headquarters	Herhanj	2.4 km
Nearest railway station	Balumath	22 km
District headquarters	Latehar	28 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	28 km

Villages closest to Katang

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

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Common questions about Katang

As per the Census of India 2011, Katang village had a population of 671. That makes it the 21st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Katang village has 343 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katang has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Katang is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katang covers 1515 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katang falls under Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Katang is Balumath, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Katang.

Katang is about 28 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katang is in Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district. Herhanj is about 2.4 km away. Balumath is about 22 km away. Latehar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.