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About Katul Village

Katul is a mid sized village in Jaypur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,073, made up of 536 males and 537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 594.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katul village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Jaypur
Pincode 722138
Area (hectares) 594.78 hectares
Population 1,073
Male Population 536
Female Population 537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
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 Katul compares

By the 2011 count Katul is the 47th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 594.78 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Katul

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

Katul lies about 59 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Maynapur, about 9.8 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 Katul
Nearest railway station Maynapur 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaypur 16 km
Nearest town Arāmbāgh 24 km
District headquarters Bankura 59 km

Villages closest to Katul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katul village had a population of 1,073. That makes it the 47th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Katul village has 536 males and 537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katul has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Katul is 722138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katul covers 594.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katul falls under Jaypur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Katul is Maynapur, about 9.8 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 Katul.

Katul is about 59 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katul is in Jaypur tehsil of Bankura district. Maynapur is about 9.8 km away. Jaypur is about 16 km away. Arāmbāgh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tanadighi (8.5 km), Tandighi (8.5 km) and Gelia (9.4 km).

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

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