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About Kathur Village

Kathur is a large village in Basirhat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,141, made up of 1,070 males and 1,071 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basirhat I
Pincode 743422
Area (hectares) 121.41 hectares
Population 2,141
Male Population 1,070
Female Population 1,071
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
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 Kathur compares

By the 2011 count Kathur is the 31st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,551 residents. Its 121.41 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Kathur

Kathur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kathur 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 Gulai Chandi, Hariharpur, Itinda and Jirakpur. 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 Kathur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathur village had a population of 2,141. That makes it the 31st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,551 residents.

Kathur village has 1,070 males and 1,071 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathur has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Kathur is 743422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathur covers 121.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kathur falls under Basirhat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kathur 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 Kathur.

Kathur is in Basirhat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 Kathur today is likely to be higher.

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