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About Katakhali Village

Katakhali is a mid sized village in Gaighata tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,235, made up of 596 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katakhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katakhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gaighata
Pincode 743245
Area (hectares) 106.43 hectares
Population 1,235
Male Population 596
Female Population 639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Katakhali compares

By the 2011 count Katakhali is the 81st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 106.43 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Katakhali

The census records public bus service for Katakhali 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kahankia, Kaipukharia, Kalanchi and Kamia. 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 Katakhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Katakhali village had a population of 1,235. That makes it the 81st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Katakhali village has 596 males and 639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katakhali has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Katakhali is 743245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katakhali covers 106.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katakhali falls under Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Katakhali notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Katakhali.

Katakhali is in Gaighata 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 Katakhali today is likely to be higher.

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