Katan, Ghatal, Medinipur West, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Katan


The village Katan is located in Ghatal C.D.Block of Medinipur West District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Ghatal Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Katan


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Katan,
Medinipur West,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 721212

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Katan


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

A brief summary of available data for Katan 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 Katan


As per available data from the year 2009, 3752 persons live in 771 house holds in the village Katan. There are 1858 female individuals and 1894 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.52% and males constitute 50.48% of the total population.

There are 1269 scheduled castes persons of which 633 are females and 636 are males. Females constitute 49.88% and males constitute 50.12% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 33.82% of the total population.

There are 15 scheduled tribes persons of which 9 are females and 6 are males. Females constitute 60% and males constitute 40% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.4% of the total population.

Population density of Katan is 1289.35 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Katan


Maps, reports and datasets of Katan on topography, land use land cover(LULC), watershed / hydrological parameters etc. are available as a professional paid service. Please contact us for further details.

Total area of Katan is 291 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

About 41 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Katan


There are 11 government pre-primary schools in the village Katan.

There are 11 government primary schools in the village Katan.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Rasikgang, which is 5-10 kms away from Katan.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Rasikgang, which is 5-10 kms away from Katan.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Rasikgang, which is 5-10 kms away from Katan.

Colleges in Katan


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 Ghatal, which is less than 5 kms away from Katan.

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

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

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Ghatal, which is less than 5 kms away from Katan.

There are no polytechnic institutes in the village Katan or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Other Educational Facilities in Katan


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Monoharpur, which is less than 5 kms away from Katan.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Katan or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Nimtala, which is less than 5 kms away from Katan.

Healthcare Facilities in Katan


There is no community health centre in the village Katan or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Katan.

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

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

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

There is a alternative medicine hospital less than 5 kms away from Katan.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Katan.

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

There is no mobile health centre in the village Katan or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Katan.

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

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