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About Katakana Village

Katakana is a large village in Kakatpur tehsil, in the district of Puri, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,256, made up of 1,157 males and 1,099 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 752108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katakana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katakana village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Puri
Tehsil Kakatpur
Pincode 752108
Area (hectares) 59 hectares
Population 2,256
Male Population 1,157
Female Population 1,099
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 Katakana compares

By the 2011 count Katakana is the 8th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,416 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Katakana

Katakana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katakana 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katakana from other places

Katakana lies about 46 km from Puri, and the nearest railway station is Jhankad Sarala Road, about 33 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 Katakana
Tehsil headquarters Kakatpur under 2 km
Nearest town Jagatsinghapur 28 km
Nearest railway station Jhankad Sarala Road 33 km
District headquarters Puri 46 km

Villages closest to Katakana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katakana village had a population of 2,256. That makes it the 8th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,416 residents.

Katakana village has 1,157 males and 1,099 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katakana has about 950 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 966.

The pincode recorded for Katakana is 752108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katakana covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Katakana falls under Kakatpur tehsil of Puri district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Katakana is Jhankad Sarala Road, about 33 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katakana.

Katakana is about 46 km from Puri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katakana is in Kakatpur tehsil of Puri district. Kakatpur is about under 2 km away. Jagatsinghapur is about 28 km away. Jhankad Sarala Road is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakatpur (under 2 km), Suhanpur (5.2 km) and Chheliberuhan (6.8 km).

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

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