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About Katharia Village

Katharia is a mid sized village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 964, made up of 483 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katharia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722137
Area (hectares) 301.93 hectares
Population 964
Male Population 483
Female Population 481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katharia compares

By the 2011 count Katharia is the 59th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 301.93 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Katharia

Katharia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Katharia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kanudihi, Kapasberia, Karkari and Karra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Katharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Katharia village had a population of 964. That makes it the 59th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Katharia village has 483 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katharia has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Katharia is 722137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katharia covers 301.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katharia falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Katharia.

Katharia is in Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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