About Kataikona Village

Kataikona is a mid sized village in Bharatpur I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 691, made up of 339 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kataikona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kataikona village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Bharatpur I
Pincode	742401
Area (hectares)	224.78 hectares
Population	691
Male Population	339
Female Population	352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,038
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kataikona compares

By the 2011 count Kataikona is the 63rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents. Its 224.78 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Kataikona

Kataikona is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kataikona as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kataikona from other places

Kataikona lies about 30 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 19 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 Kataikona
Nearest town	Kāndi	14 km
Nearest railway station	Karnasubarna	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bharatpur I	30 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	30 km

Villages closest to Kataikona

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bharatpur I 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.

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Common questions about Kataikona

As per the Census of India 2011, Kataikona village had a population of 691. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents.

Kataikona village has 339 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kataikona has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Kataikona is 742401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kataikona covers 224.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kataikona falls under Bharatpur I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kataikona is Karnasubarna, about 19 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kataikona.

Kataikona is about 30 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kataikona is in Bharatpur I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 14 km away. Karnasubarna is about 19 km away. Bharatpur I is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.