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About Katia Village

Katia is a mid sized village in Jhalda II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,239, made up of 611 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda II
Pincode 723202
Area (hectares) 124.37 hectares
Population 1,239
Male Population 611
Female Population 628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katia compares

By the 2011 count Katia is the 38th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 124.37 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Katia

Katia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Katia as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kanthali, Kanudi, Karche and Karumama. 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 Katia

As per the Census of India 2011, Katia village had a population of 1,239. That makes it the 38th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Katia village has 611 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katia has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Katia is 723202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katia covers 124.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katia falls under Jhalda II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Katia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Katia.

Katia is in Jhalda II tehsil of Puruliya 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 Katia today is likely to be higher.

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