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About Katro Village

Katro is a small village in Ranibundh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 479, made up of 247 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katro village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Ranibundh
Pincode 722148
Area (hectares) 203.2 hectares
Population 479
Male Population 247
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katro compares

By the 2011 count Katro is the 105th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 701 residents. Its 203.2 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Katro

Katro is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katro as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kankri Jharna, Kanthalia, Kasakend and Kata Kumari. 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 Katro

As per the Census of India 2011, Katro village had a population of 479. That makes it the 105th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 701 residents.

Katro village has 247 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katro has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

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

Katro covers 203.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Katro 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 village for Katro.

Katro 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 Katro today is likely to be higher.

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