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About Katabari Village

Katabari is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,860, made up of 975 males and 885 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katabari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katabari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733149
Area (hectares) 79.06 hectares
Population 1,860
Male Population 975
Female Population 885
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katabari compares

By the 2011 count Katabari is the 27th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 79.06 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Katabari

Katabari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katabari as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katabari from other places

Katabari lies about 136 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, 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 Katabari
Nearest railway station Lohapur 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 14 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 14 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 136 km

Villages closest to Katabari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tapan 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 Katabari

As per the Census of India 2011, Katabari village had a population of 1,860. That makes it the 27th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Katabari village has 975 males and 885 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katabari has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Katabari is 733149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katabari covers 79.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Katabari falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Katabari is Lohapur, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 km distance for Katabari.

Katabari is about 136 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katabari is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Lohapur is about 2.0 km away. Tapan is about 14 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manipur (2.7 km), Sulapanipur (2.7 km) and Badalpur (3.4 km).

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

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