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About Kathal Baria Village

Kathal Baria is a mid sized village in Hingalganj tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,325, made up of 688 males and 637 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathal Baria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathal Baria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Hingalganj
Pincode 743439
Area (hectares) 181.3 hectares
Population 1,325
Male Population 688
Female Population 637
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathal Baria compares

By the 2011 count Kathal Baria is the 37th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,797 residents. Its 181.3 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kathal Baria

Kathal Baria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kathal Baria as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kathal Baria from other places

Kathal Baria lies about 57 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 11 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 Kathal Baria
Nearest railway station Canning 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Hingalganj 30 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 57 km

Villages closest to Kathal Baria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hingalganj 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 Kathal Baria

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathal Baria village had a population of 1,325. That makes it the 37th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,797 residents.

Kathal Baria village has 688 males and 637 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathal Baria has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Kathal Baria is 743439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathal Baria covers 181.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathal Baria falls under Hingalganj tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kathal Baria is Canning, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kathal Baria.

Kathal Baria is about 57 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathal Baria is in Hingalganj tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Canning is about 11 km away. Hingalganj is about 30 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharam Baria (under 2 km), Paschim Khejurbaria (under 2 km) and Purbba Khejurbaria (under 2 km).

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

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