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About Kaithan Village

Kaithan is one of the larger villages in Katwa I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,101, made up of 3,682 males and 3,419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 561.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaithan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaithan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Katwa I
Pincode 713143
Area (hectares) 561.69 hectares
Population 7,101
Male Population 3,682
Female Population 3,419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kaithan compares

By the 2011 count Kaithan is the 6th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,645 residents. Its 561.69 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kaithan

Kaithan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaithan 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Goai, Gopkhanji, Gusumba and Jajigram. 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 Kaithan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaithan village had a population of 7,101. That makes it the 6th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,645 residents.

Kaithan village has 3,682 males and 3,419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaithan has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Kaithan is 713143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaithan covers 561.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaithan falls under Katwa I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kaithan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Kaithan.

Kaithan is in Katwa I tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Kaithan today is likely to be higher.

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