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About Kattowal Village

Kattowal is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 450, made up of 223 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kattowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kattowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144205
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 450
Male Population 223
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kattowal compares

By the 2011 count Kattowal is the 237th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Kattowal

The census records public bus service for Kattowal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kattowal from other places

Kattowal lies about 43 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Unchi Bassi, about 7.0 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 Kattowal
Nearest railway station Unchi Bassi 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 9.4 km
Nearest town Dasūya 9.4 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 43 km

Villages closest to Kattowal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kattowal village had a population of 450. That makes it the 237th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Kattowal village has 223 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kattowal has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kattowal is 144205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kattowal covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kattowal falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kattowal is Unchi Bassi, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kattowal.

Kattowal is about 43 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kattowal is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Unchi Bassi is about 7.0 km away. Dasua is about 9.4 km away. Dasūya is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaddar (under 2 km), Jalal Chak (under 2 km) and Ghogra (2.1 km).

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

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