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About Katigan Village

Katigan is a small village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 78 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katigan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katigan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 15.86 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 78
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
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 Katigan compares

By the 2011 count Katigan is the 152nd largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 15.86 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Katigan

Katigan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katigan 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 Karalda Nimak Bar, Karalda Sapai Bar, Karaldanij Karalda and Karaldasahapur Bar. 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 Katigan

As per the Census of India 2011, Katigan village had a population of 144. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Katigan village has 78 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katigan has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Katigan is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katigan covers 15.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katigan falls under Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Katigan 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 Katigan.

Katigan is in Contai III tehsil of Purba 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 Katigan today is likely to be higher.

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