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About Katagaria Village

Katagaria is a large village in Nalhati II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,367, made up of 1,209 males and 1,158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katagaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katagaria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati II
Pincode 731237
Area (hectares) 106.98 hectares
Population 2,367
Male Population 1,209
Female Population 1,158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Katagaria compares

By the 2011 count Katagaria is the 19th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 106.98 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Katagaria

Katagaria is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Katagaria as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Katagaria from other places

Katagaria lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 2.0 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 Katagaria
Nearest railway station Lohapur 2.0 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati II 20 km
District headquarters Birbhum 20 km

Villages closest to Katagaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati II 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 Katagaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Katagaria village had a population of 2,367. That makes it the 19th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Katagaria village has 1,209 males and 1,158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katagaria has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Katagaria is 731237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katagaria covers 106.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Katagaria falls under Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Katagaria is Lohapur, about 2.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Katagaria.

Katagaria is about 20 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katagaria is in Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district. Lohapur is about 2.0 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Nalhati II is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lohapur (under 2 km), Ranha (under 2 km) and Nagra (1.6 km).

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

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