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About Katwara Village

Katwara is a mid sized village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,417, made up of 737 males and 680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katwara village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144524
Area (hectares) 373 hectares
Population 1,417
Male Population 737
Female Population 680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katwara compares

By the 2011 count Katwara is the 30th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 373 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 937.

Getting to Katwara

Katwara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katwara as Available within <5 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 Katwara from other places

Katwara lies about 22 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Garhshankar, about 14 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 Katwara
Nearest railway station Garhshankar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 14 km
Nearest town Bālāchor 14 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 22 km

Villages closest to Katwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katwara village had a population of 1,417. That makes it the 30th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Katwara village has 737 males and 680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katwara has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Katwara is 144524. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katwara covers 373 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katwara falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Katwara is Garhshankar, about 14 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 village for Katwara.

Katwara is about 22 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katwara is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Garhshankar is about 14 km away. Balachaur is about 14 km away. Bālāchor is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulpur (2.8 km), Kulpur (2.8 km) and Dial (4.1 km).

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

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