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About Katwa Village

Katwa is a mid sized village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 901, made up of 467 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 511 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katwa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 511 hectares
Population 901
Male Population 467
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 Katwa compares

By the 2011 count Katwa is the 21st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 410 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 Katwa

Katwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katwa 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 Katwa from other places

Katwa lies about 47 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 34 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 Katwa
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 2.3 km
Nearest town Khunti 24 km
Nearest railway station Karra 34 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 47 km

Villages closest to Katwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katwa village had a population of 901. That makes it the 21st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Katwa village has 467 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katwa has about 929 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 Katwa is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katwa 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.

Katwa falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Katwa is Karra, about 34 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 Katwa.

Katwa is about 47 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katwa is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 2.3 km away. Khunti is about 24 km away. Karra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gitiluti (under 2 km), Iti (under 2 km) and Korangkel (under 2 km).

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

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