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About Katkihari Village

Katkihari is a mid sized village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 640, made up of 326 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katkihari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katkihari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Gangarampur
Pincode 733140
Area (hectares) 57.29 hectares
Population 640
Male Population 326
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Katkihari compares

By the 2011 count Katkihari is the 126th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 57.29 hectares work out to about 11 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 942.

Getting to Katkihari

Katkihari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katkihari 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 Kasba, Kashimpur, Kashipur and Katatair. 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 Katkihari

As per the Census of India 2011, Katkihari village had a population of 640. That makes it the 126th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Katkihari village has 326 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katkihari has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Katkihari is 733140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katkihari covers 57.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katkihari falls under Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Katkihari 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 Katkihari.

Katkihari is in Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Katkihari today is likely to be higher.

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