Katia, Kharibari, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Katia


The village Katia is located in Kharibari C.D.Block of Darjeeling District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Kharibari Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Katia


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station less than 5 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Katia,
Darjeeling,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 734427

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Katia


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Katia is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Katia is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Katia


As per available data from the year 2009, 1736 persons live in 364 house holds in the village Katia. There are 864 female individuals and 872 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.77% and males constitute 50.23% of the total population.

There are 1311 scheduled castes persons of which 644 are females and 667 are males. Females constitute 49.12% and males constitute 50.88% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 75.52% of the total population.

There are 90 scheduled tribes persons of which 48 are females and 42 are males. Females constitute 53.33% and males constitute 46.67% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 5.18% of the total population.

Population density of Katia is 1046.29 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Katia


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Total area of Katia is 165.92 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 139.6 ha. About 135.6 ha is un-irrigated area. About 4 ha is irrigated area. About 4 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 24.28 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 2.02 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Katia


There are 3 government pre-primary schools. Additionally, there is a private pre-primary school in the village Katia.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Katia.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Kharibari, which is less than 5 kms away from Katia.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Kharibari, which is less than 5 kms away from Katia.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Kharibari, which is less than 5 kms away from Katia.

Colleges in Katia


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Naxalbari, which is more than 10 kms away from Katia.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Siliguri, which is more than 10 kms away from Katia.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Matigara, which is more than 10 kms away from Katia.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Siliguri, which is more than 10 kms away from Katia.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Jalpaiguri, which is more than 10 kms away from Katia.

Other Educational Facilities in Katia


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Siliguri, which is more than 10 kms away from Katia.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Siliguri, which is more than 10 kms away from Katia.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Siliguri, which is more than 10 kms away from Katia.

Healthcare Facilities in Katia


There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Katia.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Katia.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 1 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Katia.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Katia.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Katia.

There is a allopathic hospital less than 5 kms away from Katia.

There is no alternative medicine hospital in the village Katia or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no dispensary in the village Katia or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Katia.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Katia.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Katia.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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