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About Katnar Village

Katnar is a mid sized village in Bankura II tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 706, made up of 362 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katnar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katnar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Bankura II
Pincode 722180
Area (hectares) 99.23 hectares
Population 706
Male Population 362
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 Katnar compares

By the 2011 count Katnar is the 77th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 99.23 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Katnar

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

Katnar lies about 4.3 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Bikna, about under 2 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 Katnar
Nearest railway station Bikna under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bankura II 4.3 km
District headquarters Bankura 4.3 km
Nearest town Bānkura 4.3 km

Villages closest to Katnar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bankura II 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 Katnar

As per the Census of India 2011, Katnar village had a population of 706. That makes it the 77th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Katnar village has 362 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katnar has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Katnar is 722180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katnar covers 99.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katnar falls under Bankura II tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Katnar is Bikna, about under 2 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 Katnar.

Katnar is about 4.3 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katnar is in Bankura II tehsil of Bankura district. Bikna is about under 2 km away. Bankura II is about 4.3 km away. Bankura is about 4.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bikna (1.9 km), Nabanda (3.3 km) and Ailta (4.0 km).

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

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