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About Katikora Village

Katikora is a mid sized village in Noamundi tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 967, made up of 486 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 688.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katikora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katikora village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Noamundi
Pincode 833218
Area (hectares) 688.41 hectares
Population 967
Male Population 486
Female Population 481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katikora compares

By the 2011 count Katikora is the 25th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 949 residents. Its 688.41 hectares work out to about 1.4 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Katikora

Katikora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katikora as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katikora from other places

Katikora lies about 41 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is PadapaharJunction, about 6.6 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 Katikora
Nearest railway station PadapaharJunction 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Noamundi 7.4 km
Nearest town Bada Barabīl 20 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 41 km

Villages closest to Katikora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katikora village had a population of 967. That makes it the 25th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 949 residents.

Katikora village has 486 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katikora has about 990 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Katikora is 833218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katikora covers 688.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katikora falls under Noamundi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Katikora is PadapaharJunction, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katikora.

Katikora is about 41 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katikora is in Noamundi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. PadapaharJunction is about 6.6 km away. Noamundi is about 7.4 km away. Bada Barabīl 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 Tontoposi (under 2 km), Kotgarh (1.7 km) and Kutingta (2.2 km).

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

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