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About Kathdanga Village

Kathdanga is one of the larger villages in Haringhata tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,417, made up of 3,820 males and 3,597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 431.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741257, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathdanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathdanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Haringhata
Pincode 741257
Area (hectares) 431.8 hectares
Population 7,417
Male Population 3,820
Female Population 3,597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathdanga compares

By the 2011 count Kathdanga is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,530 residents. Its 431.8 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kathdanga

Kathdanga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kathdanga as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kathdanga from other places

Kathdanga lies about 55 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 2.9 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 Kathdanga
Nearest railway station Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Haringhata 5.6 km
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 12 km
District headquarters Nadia 55 km

Villages closest to Kathdanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathdanga village had a population of 7,417. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,530 residents.

Kathdanga village has 3,820 males and 3,597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathdanga has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Kathdanga is 741257. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathdanga covers 431.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kathdanga falls under Haringhata tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kathdanga is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 2.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kathdanga.

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

Kathdanga is in Haringhata tehsil of Nadia district. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about 2.9 km away. Haringhata is about 5.6 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sekandarpur (2.3 km), Dakshin Datta Para (3.1 km) and Barasat (3.1 km).

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

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