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About Katigram Village

Katigram is a small village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 66 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katigram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katigram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742147
Area (hectares) 97.49 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 66
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
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 Katigram compares

By the 2011 count Katigram is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 97.49 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Katigram

Katigram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katigram 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 Katigram from other places

Katigram lies about 55 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 3.9 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 Katigram
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 3.9 km
Nearest town Sainthia 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 25 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 55 km

Villages closest to Katigram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katigram village had a population of 138. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Katigram village has 66 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katigram has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Katigram is 742147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katigram covers 97.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katigram falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Katigram is Mallarpur, about 3.9 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 Katigram.

Katigram is about 55 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katigram is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Mallarpur is about 3.9 km away. Sainthia is about 13 km away. Khargram is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatkanda (1.8 km), Chakbhatina (4.3 km) and Mirhati (4.3 km).

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

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