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About Katamari Village

Katamari is one of the larger villages in Kultali tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,238, made up of 2,710 males and 2,528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 646.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743349, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katamari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katamari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kultali
Pincode 743349
Area (hectares) 646.5 hectares
Population 5,238
Male Population 2,710
Female Population 2,528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katamari compares

By the 2011 count Katamari is the 19th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,327 residents. Its 646.5 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Katamari

Katamari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katamari as Available within 5 - 10 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 Katamari from other places

Katamari lies about 25 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Jaynagar Majilpur, about 24 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 Katamari
Nearest railway station Jaynagar Majilpur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Kultali 24 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 25 km

Villages closest to Katamari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katamari village had a population of 5,238. That makes it the 19th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,327 residents.

Katamari village has 2,710 males and 2,528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katamari has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Katamari is 743349. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katamari covers 646.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katamari falls under Kultali tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Katamari is Jaynagar Majilpur, about 24 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Katamari.

Katamari is about 25 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.

Katamari is in Kultali tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 24 km away. Kultali is about 24 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sankizahan (2.1 km), Purba Shyamnagar (2.9 km) and Shyamnagar (2.9 km).

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

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