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About Katapatthar Village

Katapatthar is a mid sized village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 702, made up of 365 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248198, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katapatthar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katapatthar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Vikasnagar
Pincode 248198
Area (hectares) 79.11 hectares
Population 702
Male Population 365
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katapatthar compares

By the 2011 count Katapatthar is the 83rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 79.11 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Katapatthar

Katapatthar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katapatthar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katapatthar from other places

Katapatthar lies about 27 km from Dehradun. 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 Katapatthar
Tehsil headquarters Vikasnagar 9.9 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 21 km
District headquarters Dehradun 27 km

Villages closest to Katapatthar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katapatthar village had a population of 702. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Katapatthar village has 365 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katapatthar has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Katapatthar is 248198. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katapatthar covers 79.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katapatthar falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Katapatthar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Katapatthar is about 27 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katapatthar is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Vikasnagar is about 9.9 km away. Mussoorie is about 21 km away. Dehradun is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sherpur (under 2 km), Dumet (1.8 km) and Bhaler (3.1 km).

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

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