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About Katangdiri Village

Katangdiri is a mid sized village in Burmu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 989, made up of 498 males and 491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 537 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katangdiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katangdiri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Burmu
Pincode 835214
Area (hectares) 537 hectares
Population 989
Male Population 498
Female Population 491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katangdiri compares

By the 2011 count Katangdiri is the 33rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 537 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 976.

Getting to Katangdiri

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

Katangdiri lies about 28 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tokisud, about 11 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 Katangdiri
Tehsil headquarters Burmu 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Tokisud 11 km
Nearest town Patrātu 13 km
District headquarters Ranchi 28 km

Villages closest to Katangdiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katangdiri village had a population of 989. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Katangdiri village has 498 males and 491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katangdiri has about 986 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 976.

The pincode recorded for Katangdiri is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katangdiri covers 537 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.

Katangdiri falls under Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Katangdiri is Tokisud, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Katangdiri.

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

Katangdiri is in Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district. Burmu is about 8.2 km away. Tokisud is about 11 km away. Patrātu is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salhan (1.7 km), Surid (1.9 km) and Geswe (1.9 km).

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

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