About Katarian Village

Katarian is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,407, made up of 716 males and 691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katarian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katarian village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Nawanshahr
Pincode	144503
Area (hectares)	399 hectares
Population	1,407
Male Population	716
Female Population	691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katarian compares

By the 2011 count Katarian is the 80th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 399 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Katarian

Katarian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katarian as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katarian from other places

Katarian lies about 19 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Bahram, about 7.9 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 Katarian
Nearest railway station	Bahram	7.9 km
Nearest town	Banga	9.0 km
District headquarters	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nawanshahr	22 km

Villages closest to Katarian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katarian village had a population of 1,407. That makes it the 80th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Katarian village has 716 males and 691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katarian has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Katarian is 144503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katarian covers 399 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katarian falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Katarian is Bahram, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Katarian.

Katarian is about 19 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.

Katarian is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Bahram is about 7.9 km away. Banga is about 9.0 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.