About Kataha Village

Kataha is a mid sized village in Alinagar tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 867, made up of 454 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares.

Kataha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kataha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Alinagar
Area (hectares)	66 hectares
Population	867
Male Population	454
Female Population	413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kataha compares

By the 2011 count Kataha is the 35th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,774 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Kataha

Kataha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kataha 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kataha from other places

Kataha lies about 68 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Vidyapatidham, 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 Kataha
Nearest railway station	Vidyapatidham	5.9 km
Nearest town	Bārh	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Alinagar	23 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	68 km

Villages closest to Kataha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kataha village had a population of 867. That makes it the 35th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,774 residents.

Kataha village has 454 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kataha has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Kataha covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kataha falls under Alinagar tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kataha is Vidyapatidham, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kataha.

Kataha is about 68 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kataha is in Alinagar tehsil of Darbhanga district. Vidyapatidham is about 5.9 km away. Bārh is about 12 km away. Alinagar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.