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About Katrapota Village

Katrapota is a small village in Burdwan I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 37 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katrapota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katrapota village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Burdwan I
Pincode 713141
Area (hectares) 74.8 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 37
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katrapota compares

By the 2011 count Katrapota is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,344 residents. Its 74.8 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Katrapota

Katrapota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katrapota as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katrapota from other places

Katrapota lies about 3.1 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Barddhaman Junction, about 4.3 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 Katrapota
Tehsil headquarters Burdwan I 3.1 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 3.1 km
Nearest town Barddhamān 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Barddhaman Junction 4.3 km

Villages closest to Katrapota

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Burdwan I 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 Katrapota

As per the Census of India 2011, Katrapota village had a population of 74. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,344 residents.

Katrapota village has 37 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katrapota has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Katrapota is 713141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katrapota covers 74.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katrapota falls under Burdwan I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Katrapota is Barddhaman Junction, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Katrapota.

Katrapota is about 3.1 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katrapota is in Burdwan I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Burdwan I is about 3.1 km away. Barddhaman is about 3.1 km away. Barddhamān is about 3.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birutikri (under 2 km), Kanchannarar (1.6 km) and Goda (1.6 km).

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

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