About Katganj Village

Katganj is a mid sized village in Egra II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 270 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katganj village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Egra II
Pincode	721422
Area (hectares)	21.14 hectares
Population	539
Male Population	270
Female Population	269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
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 Katganj compares

By the 2011 count Katganj is the 82nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents. Its 21.14 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Katganj

Katganj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Katganj 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. The nearest villages by name are Jagannath Karbar, Jamua Lachhimpur, Jinandapur and Kamalpur. 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 Katganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Katganj village had a population of 539. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents.

Katganj village has 270 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katganj has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Katganj is 721422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katganj covers 21.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Katganj falls under Egra II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Katganj 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 5 - 10 km distance for Katganj.

Katganj is in Egra II 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.