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About Katehra Village

Katehra is a large village in Fazilka tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,987, made up of 1,578 males and 1,409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1375.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katehra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Fazilka
Pincode 152121
Area (hectares) 1375.12 hectares
Population 2,987
Male Population 1,578
Female Population 1,409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
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 Katehra compares

By the 2011 count Katehra is the 37th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents. Its 1375.12 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Katehra

Katehra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katehra 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 Katehra from other places

Katehra lies about 84 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghallu, about 4.3 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 Katehra
Nearest railway station Ghallu 4.3 km
Nearest town Abohar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Fazilka 17 km
District headquarters Firozpur 84 km

Villages closest to Katehra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katehra village had a population of 2,987. That makes it the 37th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents.

Katehra village has 1,578 males and 1,409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katehra has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Katehra is 152121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katehra covers 1375.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katehra falls under Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Katehra is Ghallu, about 4.3 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 Katehra.

Katehra is about 84 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katehra is in Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district. Ghallu is about 4.3 km away. Abohar is about 16 km away. Fazilka is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bodiwala Pitha (3.0 km), Mamu Khera (3.3 km) and Ghallu (3.5 km).

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

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