About Katana Village

Katana is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 817, made up of 411 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katana village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Phillaur
Pincode	144416
Area (hectares)	123 hectares
Population	817
Male Population	411
Female Population	406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Katana compares

By the 2011 count Katana is the 135th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Katana

Katana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katana as Available within 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 Katana from other places

Katana lies about 38 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Bahram, about 9.6 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 Katana
Nearest railway station	Bahram	9.6 km
Nearest town	Banga	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phillaur	14 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	38 km

Villages closest to Katana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katana village had a population of 817. That makes it the 135th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Katana village has 411 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katana has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Katana is 144416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katana covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katana falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Katana is Bahram, about 9.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Katana.

Katana is about 38 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katana is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Bahram is about 9.6 km away. Banga is about 14 km away. Phillaur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.