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About Katna Village

Katna is a mid sized village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,448, made up of 744 males and 704 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732124, 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 Maldah
Tehsil Gazole
Pincode 732124
Area (hectares) 152.63 hectares
Population 1,448
Male Population 744
Female Population 704
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katna compares

By the 2011 count Katna is the 68th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 152.63 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Katna

Katna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katna 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kandar, Karanja, Karja Danga and Karkach. 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 1,448. That makes it the 68th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Katna village has 744 males and 704 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katna has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Katna is 732124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katna covers 152.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katna falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Katna notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Katna.

Katna is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah 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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