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About Uttar Kathalia Village

Uttar Kathalia is one of the larger villages in Bhangar II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,628, made up of 4,374 males and 4,254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Kathalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Kathalia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bhangar II
Pincode 743502
Area (hectares) 257.36 hectares
Population 8,628
Male Population 4,374
Female Population 4,254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uttar Kathalia compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Kathalia is the 5th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,112 residents. Its 257.36 hectares work out to about 34 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 946.

Getting to Uttar Kathalia

Uttar Kathalia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Uttar Kathalia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Uttar Kathalia from other places

Uttar Kathalia lies about 10 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Madhabpur, about 5.4 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 Uttar Kathalia
Nearest railway station Madhabpur 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhangar II 10 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 10 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 12 km

Villages closest to Uttar Kathalia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhangar II 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 Uttar Kathalia

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Kathalia village had a population of 8,628. That makes it the 5th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,112 residents.

Uttar Kathalia village has 4,374 males and 4,254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Kathalia has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Kathalia is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Kathalia covers 257.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Uttar Kathalia falls under Bhangar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Uttar Kathalia is Madhabpur, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 village for Uttar Kathalia.

Uttar Kathalia is about 10 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.

Uttar Kathalia is in Bhangar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhabpur is about 5.4 km away. Bhangar II is about 10 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Maricha (4.3 km), Uttar Narikel Beria (5.9 km) and Uttar Swarup Nagar (5.9 km).

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

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