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About Kathapal Village

Kathapal is a mid sized village in Baleshwar Sadar tehsil, in the district of Baleshwar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 516, made up of 276 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathapal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathapal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Baleshwar
Tehsil Baleshwar Sadar
Pincode 756002
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 516
Male Population 276
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathapal compares

By the 2011 count Kathapal is the 73rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 738 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Kathapal

Kathapal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kathapal as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kantabania, Kantarda, Karanaghanti and Kasaba. 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 Kathapal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathapal village had a population of 516. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 738 residents.

Kathapal village has 276 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathapal has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Kathapal is 756002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathapal covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathapal falls under Baleshwar Sadar tehsil of Baleshwar district in Odisha.

The census record for Kathapal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kathapal is in Baleshwar Sadar tehsil of Baleshwar 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 Kathapal today is likely to be higher.

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