About Katpur Village

Katpur is one of the larger villages in Paithan tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,192, made up of 2,728 males and 2,464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 610.7 hectares hectares.

Katpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Paithan
Area (hectares)	610.7 hectares
Population	5,192
Male Population	2,728
Female Population	2,464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Katpur compares

By the 2011 count Katpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,601 residents. Its 610.7 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Katpur

Katpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katpur as Available within village. 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 Katpur from other places

Katpur lies about 17 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 21 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 Katpur
Tehsil headquarters	Paithan	17 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	17 km
Nearest town	Aurangābād	17 km
Nearest railway station	Jakhim	21 km

Villages closest to Katpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katpur village had a population of 5,192. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,601 residents.

Katpur village has 2,728 males and 2,464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katpur has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Katpur covers 610.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katpur falls under Paithan tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Katpur is Jakhim, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Katpur.

Katpur is about 17 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katpur is in Paithan tehsil of Aurangabad district. Paithan is about 17 km away. Aurangabad is about 17 km away. Aurangābād is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.