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About Katna Village

Katna is a mid sized village in Vishnupur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 794, made up of 407 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Vishnupur
Pincode 722157
Area (hectares) 100.44 hectares
Population 794
Male Population 407
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Katna compares

By the 2011 count Katna is the 70th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents. Its 100.44 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Katna

The census records public bus service for Katna 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katna from other places

Katna lies about 4.3 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Bikna, about under 2 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 Katna
Nearest railway station Bikna under 2 km
District headquarters Bankura 4.3 km
Nearest town Bānkura 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Vishnupur 29 km

Villages closest to Katna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katna village had a population of 794. That makes it the 70th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents.

Katna village has 407 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katna has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Katna is 722157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katna covers 100.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katna falls under Vishnupur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Katna is Bikna, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Katna.

Katna is about 4.3 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katna is in Vishnupur tehsil of Bankura district. Bikna is about under 2 km away. Bankura is about 4.3 km away. Bānkura is about 4.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narikala (23 km), Radhanagar (24 km) and Joykrishnapur (25 km).

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

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