About Katora Village

Katora is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,040, made up of 544 males and 496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katora village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Firozpur
Tehsil	Zira
Pincode	142028
Area (hectares)	294 hectares
Population	1,040
Male Population	544
Female Population	496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Katora compares

By the 2011 count Katora is the 75th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 294 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Katora

Katora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katora as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Katora from other places

Katora lies about 44 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Jogiwala, 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 Katora
Tehsil headquarters	Zira	8.2 km
Nearest railway station	Jogiwala	11 km
District headquarters	Firozpur	44 km

Villages closest to Katora

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

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Common questions about Katora

As per the Census of India 2011, Katora village had a population of 1,040. That makes it the 75th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Katora village has 544 males and 496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katora has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Katora is 142028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katora covers 294 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katora falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Katora is Jogiwala, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Katora.

Katora is about 44 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katora is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Zira is about 8.2 km away. Jogiwala is about 11 km away. Firozpur is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.