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About Katabaid Village

Katabaid is a mid sized village in Saltora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,665, made up of 831 males and 834 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katabaid Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katabaid village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Saltora
Pincode 722158
Area (hectares) 178.25 hectares
Population 1,665
Male Population 831
Female Population 834
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
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 Katabaid compares

By the 2011 count Katabaid is the 18th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 939 residents. Its 178.25 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Katabaid

Katabaid is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katabaid 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 Kamalhir, Kanuri, Karkata and Kashihir. 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 Katabaid

As per the Census of India 2011, Katabaid village had a population of 1,665. That makes it the 18th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 939 residents.

Katabaid village has 831 males and 834 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katabaid has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Katabaid is 722158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katabaid covers 178.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katabaid falls under Saltora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Katabaid 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 Katabaid.

Katabaid is in Saltora 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 Katabaid today is likely to be higher.

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