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About Katna Village

Katna is a large village in Burwan tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,052, made up of 1,064 males and 988 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742168, 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 Murshidabad
Tehsil Burwan
Pincode 742168
Area (hectares) 179.55 hectares
Population 2,052
Male Population 1,064
Female Population 988
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katna compares

By the 2011 count Katna is the 41st largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents. Its 179.55 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Katna

Katna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Katna as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Kantur, Kapas Danga, Kapsa and Kapsakismat. 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 2,052. That makes it the 41st largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents.

Katna village has 1,064 males and 988 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katna has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Katna is 742168. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katna covers 179.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katna falls under Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Katna 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 - 10 km distance for Katna.

Katna is in Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad 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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