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About Katashol Village

Katashol is a small village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 209 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katashol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katashol village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 269 hectares
Population 438
Male Population 209
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
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 Katashol compares

By the 2011 count Katashol is the 148th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 269 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Katashol

Katashol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katashol 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. The nearest villages by name are Kanikola, Karah Kocha Alias Chatani Pa, Karketa and Kashidi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Katashol

As per the Census of India 2011, Katashol village had a population of 438. That makes it the 148th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Katashol village has 209 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katashol has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Katashol is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katashol covers 269 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.

Katashol falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Katashol notes the nearest railway station 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 Katashol.

Katashol is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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