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About Katna Village

Katna is a mid sized village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,017, made up of 513 males and 504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731214, 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 Birbhum
Tehsil Illambazar
Pincode 731214
Area (hectares) 101.32 hectares
Population 1,017
Male Population 513
Female Population 504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
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 Katna compares

By the 2011 count Katna is the 66th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 101.32 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Katna

Katna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katna 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 Joydev Kenduli, Kamalpur, Kamarpara and Kandpur. 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 Katna

As per the Census of India 2011, Katna village had a population of 1,017. That makes it the 66th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Katna village has 513 males and 504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katna has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Katna is 731214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katna covers 101.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katna falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Katna 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 Katna.

Katna is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum 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 Katna today is likely to be higher.

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