About Kaitha Village

Kaitha is a large village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,368, made up of 1,246 males and 1,122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaitha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaitha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Pincode	813211
Area (hectares)	229 hectares
Population	2,368
Male Population	1,246
Female Population	1,122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaitha compares

By the 2011 count Kaitha is the 19th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Kaitha

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

Kaitha lies about 32 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Sultanganj, about 14 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 Kaitha
Nearest town	Sultānganj	14 km
Nearest railway station	Sultanganj	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shambhuganj	32 km
District headquarters	Banka	32 km

Villages closest to Kaitha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaitha village had a population of 2,368. That makes it the 19th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Kaitha village has 1,246 males and 1,122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaitha has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Kaitha is 813211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaitha covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaitha falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kaitha is Sultanganj, about 14 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 village for Kaitha.

Kaitha is about 32 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaitha is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Sultānganj is about 14 km away. Sultanganj is about 14 km away. Shambhuganj is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.