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About Katash Village

Katash is a small village in Nayagram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 207 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katash Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katash village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Nayagram
Pincode 721125
Area (hectares) 415.11 hectares
Population 430
Male Population 207
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katash compares

By the 2011 count Katash is the 124th largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 415.11 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Katash

Katash is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katash 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kanthi, Kapat Ghati, Kapti Bhol and Karasai. 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 Katash

As per the Census of India 2011, Katash village had a population of 430. That makes it the 124th largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Katash village has 207 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katash has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Katash is 721125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katash covers 415.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katash falls under Nayagram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Katash notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Katash.

Katash is in Nayagram 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.

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

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