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About Katika Village

Katika is a small village in Ananthagiri tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 134, made up of 66 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katika village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Ananthagiri
Pincode 535145
Area (hectares) 46 hectares
Population 134
Male Population 66
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katika compares

By the 2011 count Katika is the 98th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1093.

Getting to Katika

Katika is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Katika as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katika from other places

Katika lies about 14 km from Ananthagiri, and the nearest railway station is Duvvada, about 5.9 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 Katika
Nearest town Visakhapatnam under 2 km
Nearest railway station Duvvada 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ananthagiri 14 km

Villages closest to Katika

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katika village had a population of 134. That makes it the 98th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Katika village has 66 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katika has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1093.

The pincode recorded for Katika is 535145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katika covers 46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katika falls under Ananthagiri tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katika is Duvvada, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Katika.

Katika is about 14 km from Ananthagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katika is in Ananthagiri tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Visakhapatnam is about under 2 km away. Duvvada is about 5.9 km away. Ananthagiri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banjoda (under 2 km), Bodaguda (under 2 km) and Bongija (under 2 km).

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

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