Katan, Ghatal
Katan is a village located in the Ghatal Subdivision of Medinipur West district of West Bengal. The village falls in Ghatal block and comes under Monoharpur-II Gram Panchayat.
As on May 2024, the current population of Katan is 4.1 thousands out of which 2.1 thousands are males and rest 2 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 981 females per 1000 males. There are around 428 teenagers in Katan. It has literacy rate of 75% which means around 3.1 thousands persons can read and write. Total 1.4 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 16 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 842 households in Katan, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 1.5 thousands. The pincode of Katan is 721212 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Ghatal Bazar Sub Post office
- Ghatal Sub Post office
- Dihiramnagar Branch Post office
- Doriayodhya Branch Post office
- Mansuka Branch Post office
Schools
Katan has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Ghatal Vidyasagar High School
- Ghatal Basanta Kumari Girls' High School
- Jalsara Ramkrishna High School Upry.
- Rathipur Barada Banipith (High School)
- Mansuka L.N.(High School) School U.Primary
Hospitals
Katan has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Dhanyaghori Sub-Center
- Shilabati Hospital Pvt Ltd
- Rani Chak Sub-Center
- Khanjapur Sub-Center
- Gopmahal Sub-Centre
Banks
Katan has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.