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About Katalposi Village

Katalposi is a small village in Jhumpura tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 159 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katalposi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katalposi village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Jhumpura
Pincode 758031
Area (hectares) 186 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 159
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katalposi compares

By the 2011 count Katalposi is the 45th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 771 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 1.7 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Katalposi

Katalposi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katalposi as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katalposi from other places

Katalposi lies about 28 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Porjanpur, about 12 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 Katalposi
Tehsil headquarters Jhumpura 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Porjanpur 12 km
Nearest town Joda 22 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 28 km

Villages closest to Katalposi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katalposi village had a population of 312. That makes it the 45th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 771 residents.

Katalposi village has 159 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katalposi has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Katalposi is 758031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katalposi covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katalposi falls under Jhumpura tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Katalposi is Porjanpur, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Katalposi.

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

Katalposi is in Jhumpura tehsil of Kendujhar district. Jhumpura is about 6.4 km away. Porjanpur is about 12 km away. Joda is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patbilla (under 2 km), Chingudiposi (1.6 km) and Balabhadrapur (1.9 km).

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

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