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About Katarda Village

Katarda is a large village in Luni tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,104, made up of 1,112 males and 992 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katarda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katarda village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Luni
Pincode 342001
Area (hectares) 396.83 hectares
Population 2,104
Male Population 1,112
Female Population 992
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
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 Katarda compares

By the 2011 count Katarda is the 30th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 396.83 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Katarda

Katarda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katarda 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 Katarda from other places

Katarda lies about 21 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Salawas, 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 Katarda
Nearest railway station Salawas 14 km
Nearest town Sāngaria 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Luni 18 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 21 km

Villages closest to Katarda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katarda village had a population of 2,104. That makes it the 30th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Katarda village has 1,112 males and 992 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katarda has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Katarda is 342001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katarda covers 396.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katarda falls under Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Katarda is Salawas, 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 <5 km distance for Katarda.

Katarda is about 21 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katarda is in Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district. Salawas is about 14 km away. Sāngaria is about 16 km away. Luni is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandoo Kalan (under 2 km), Bhandoo Khurd (1.8 km) and Kharda Bhandoo (3.4 km).

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

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