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About Katherpara Village

Katherpara is a mid sized village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 928, made up of 465 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katherpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katherpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742226
Area (hectares) 121.21 hectares
Population 928
Male Population 465
Female Population 463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katherpara compares

By the 2011 count Katherpara is the 102nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 121.21 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Katherpara

Katherpara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katherpara 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kamarpara, Kanchia Bishnudanga, Kanidighi and Kantanagar. 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 Katherpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Katherpara village had a population of 928. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Katherpara village has 465 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katherpara has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Katherpara is 742226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katherpara covers 121.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katherpara falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Katherpara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Katherpara.

Katherpara is in Sagardighi 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 Katherpara today is likely to be higher.

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