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About Katphali Village

Katphali is a small village in Aklera tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 352, made up of 177 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katphali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katphali village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Aklera
Pincode 326033
Area (hectares) 255.63 hectares
Population 352
Male Population 177
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katphali compares

By the 2011 count Katphali is the 153rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 255.63 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Katphali

Katphali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katphali 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katphali from other places

Katphali lies about 37 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 30 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 Katphali
Tehsil headquarters Aklera 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 30 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 37 km

Villages closest to Katphali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katphali village had a population of 352. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Katphali village has 177 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katphali has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Katphali is 326033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katphali covers 255.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katphali falls under Aklera tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Katphali is Jhalarapatan, about 30 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 <5 km distance for Katphali.

Katphali is about 37 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katphali is in Aklera tehsil of Jhalawar district. Aklera is about 9.9 km away. Jhalarapatan is about 30 km away. Jhalawar is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katphala (under 2 km), Ratanpura (under 2 km) and Arniya (1.7 km).

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

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