About Katagar Village

Katagar is a large village in Garbeta I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,060, made up of 1,031 males and 1,029 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Garbeta I
Pincode	721127
Area (hectares)	230.44 hectares
Population	2,060
Male Population	1,031
Female Population	1,029
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Katagar compares

By the 2011 count Katagar is the 22nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 230.44 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Katagar

Katagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katagar 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. The nearest villages by name are Kankrasol, Kantapal, Kashidanga and Kashtagora. 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.

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Common questions about Katagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Katagar village had a population of 2,060. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Katagar village has 1,031 males and 1,029 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katagar has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Katagar is 721127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katagar covers 230.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katagar falls under Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Katagar notes the nearest railway station 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 Katagar.

Katagar is in Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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.