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About Katiam Village

Katiam is a mid sized village in Ranibundh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 637, made up of 340 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katiam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katiam village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Ranibundh
Pincode 722148
Area (hectares) 340.18 hectares
Population 637
Male Population 340
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katiam compares

By the 2011 count Katiam is the 71st largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 701 residents. Its 340.18 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 985.

Getting to Katiam

Katiam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katiam 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. The nearest villages by name are Kamarkuli, Kankri Jharna, Kanthalia and Kasakend. 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 Katiam

As per the Census of India 2011, Katiam village had a population of 637. That makes it the 71st largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 701 residents.

Katiam village has 340 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katiam has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Katiam is 722148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katiam covers 340.18 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.

Katiam falls under Ranibundh tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Katiam 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 Katiam.

Katiam is in Ranibundh 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 Katiam today is likely to be higher.

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