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About Bara Katlu Village

Bara Katlu is a mid sized village in Litipara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 776, made up of 392 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 495 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Katlu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Katlu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Litipara
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 495 hectares
Population 776
Male Population 392
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Katlu compares

By the 2011 count Bara Katlu is the 30th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 495 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Bara Katlu

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

Bara Katlu lies about 20 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 15 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 Bara Katlu
Tehsil headquarters Litipara 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 15 km
District headquarters Pakur 20 km

Villages closest to Bara Katlu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Litipara 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 Bara Katlu

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Katlu village had a population of 776. That makes it the 30th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Bara Katlu village has 392 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Katlu has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Bara Katlu is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Katlu covers 495 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bara Katlu falls under Litipara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Katlu is Kotalpukur, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Bara Katlu.

Bara Katlu is about 20 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Katlu is in Litipara tehsil of Pakur district. Litipara is about 7.0 km away. Kotalpukur is about 15 km away. Pakur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Ejgo (under 2 km), Bara Gurso (under 2 km) and Barakhambipahar (under 2 km).

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

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