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About Katar Village

Katar is a small village in Khatra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 392, made up of 207 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Khatra
Pincode 722140
Area (hectares) 204.07 hectares
Population 392
Male Population 207
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katar compares

By the 2011 count Katar is the 104th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 722 residents. Its 204.07 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Katar

Katar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katar as Available within <5 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 Kankradara, Kapaskhera, Kapila 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 Katar

As per the Census of India 2011, Katar village had a population of 392. That makes it the 104th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 722 residents.

Katar village has 207 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katar has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Katar is 722140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katar covers 204.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katar falls under Khatra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Katar notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Katar.

Katar is in Khatra 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 Katar today is likely to be higher.

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