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About Katakol Village

Katakol is a mid sized village in Kumarganj tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 943, made up of 475 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katakol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katakol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Kumarganj
Pincode 733133
Area (hectares) 111.43 hectares
Population 943
Male Population 475
Female Population 468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katakol compares

By the 2011 count Katakol is the 62nd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 814 residents. Its 111.43 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Katakol

Katakol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katakol as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kalna, Kamdebpur, Kanpara and Kanura. 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 Katakol

As per the Census of India 2011, Katakol village had a population of 943. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 814 residents.

Katakol village has 475 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katakol has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Katakol is 733133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katakol covers 111.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katakol falls under Kumarganj tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Katakol notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katakol.

Katakol is in Kumarganj 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 Katakol today is likely to be higher.

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