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About Kathalberia Village

Kathalberia is one of the larger villages in Basanti tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,113, made up of 7,129 males and 6,984 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 506.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathalberia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathalberia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basanti
Pincode 743329
Area (hectares) 506.17 hectares
Population 14,113
Male Population 7,129
Female Population 6,984
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kathalberia compares

By the 2011 count Kathalberia is the 4th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents. Its 506.17 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kathalberia

Kathalberia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kathalberia as Available within village. 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kathalberia from other places

Kathalberia lies about 34 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 2.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kathalberia
Nearest railway station Canning 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Basanti 12 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 34 km

Villages closest to Kathalberia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basanti tehsil.

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 Kathalberia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathalberia village had a population of 14,113. That makes it the 4th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents.

Kathalberia village has 7,129 males and 6,984 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathalberia has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Kathalberia is 743329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathalberia covers 506.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kathalberia falls under Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kathalberia is Canning, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Kathalberia is about 34 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathalberia is in Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Canning is about 2.5 km away. Basanti is about 12 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amjhara (2.2 km), Bhangonkhali (2.9 km) and Khari Machan (4.0 km).

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

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