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About Katakhali Village

Katakhali is a mid sized village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 797, made up of 394 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katakhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katakhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743513
Area (hectares) 73.48 hectares
Population 797
Male Population 394
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katakhali compares

By the 2011 count Katakhali is the 102nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 73.48 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Katakhali

Katakhali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katakhali 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katakhali from other places

Katakhali lies about 23 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Netra, about 10 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 Katakhali
Nearest railway station Netra 10 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Falta 13 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 23 km

Villages closest to Katakhali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Falta 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 Katakhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Katakhali village had a population of 797. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Katakhali village has 394 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katakhali has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Katakhali is 743513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katakhali covers 73.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katakhali falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Katakhali is Netra, about 10 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 <5 km distance for Katakhali.

Katakhali is about 23 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.

Katakhali is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Netra is about 10 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 12 km away. Falta is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rameshwarbati (under 2 km), Barabere (under 2 km) and Garkhali (under 2 km).

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

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