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About Kataia Village

Kataia is a large village in Jale tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,925, made up of 1,542 males and 1,383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kataia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kataia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Jale
Pincode 847307
Area (hectares) 341 hectares
Population 2,925
Male Population 1,542
Female Population 1,383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kataia compares

By the 2011 count Kataia is the 24th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,597 residents. Its 341 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Kataia

Kataia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kataia 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kataia from other places

Kataia lies about 25 km from Darbhanga. 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 Kataia
Nearest town Madhubani 4.0 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Jale 31 km

Villages closest to Kataia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kataia village had a population of 2,925. That makes it the 24th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,597 residents.

Kataia village has 1,542 males and 1,383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kataia has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Kataia is 847307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kataia covers 341 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kataia falls under Jale tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The census record for Kataia notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Kataia is about 25 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kataia is in Jale tehsil of Darbhanga district. Madhubani is about 4.0 km away. Darbhanga is about 25 km away. Jale is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katai (under 2 km), Harauli (under 2 km) and Pakhauli (6.9 km).

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

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