About Katla Village

Katla is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 783, made up of 399 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katla village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Goalpokhar II
Pincode	733210
Area (hectares)	116.14 hectares
Population	783
Male Population	399
Female Population	384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Katla compares

By the 2011 count Katla is the 130th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 116.14 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Katla

Katla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Katla as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katla from other places

Katla lies about 2.9 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 8.5 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 Katla
Tehsil headquarters	Goalpokhar II	2.9 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	2.9 km
Nearest railway station	Surja Kama	8.5 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	19 km

Villages closest to Katla

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

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Common questions about Katla

As per the Census of India 2011, Katla village had a population of 783. That makes it the 130th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Katla village has 399 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katla has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Katla is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katla covers 116.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katla falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Katla is Surja Kama, about 8.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Katla.

Katla is about 2.9 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katla is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Goalpokhar II is about 2.9 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 2.9 km away. Surja Kama is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.