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About Katha Dih Village

Katha Dih is a mid sized village in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,780, made up of 894 males and 886 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218 hectares hectares.

Katha Dih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katha Dih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tan Kuppa
Area (hectares) 218 hectares
Population 1,780
Male Population 894
Female Population 886
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katha Dih compares

By the 2011 count Katha Dih is the 18th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 218 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Katha Dih

Katha Dih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Katha Dih as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Katha Dih from other places

Katha Dih lies about 21 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 5.3 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 Katha Dih
Nearest railway station Bansinala Halt 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Tan Kuppa 7.2 km
Nearest town Bagaha 13 km
District headquarters Gaya 21 km

Villages closest to Katha Dih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tan Kuppa 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 Katha Dih

As per the Census of India 2011, Katha Dih village had a population of 1,780. That makes it the 18th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Katha Dih village has 894 males and 886 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katha Dih has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Katha Dih covers 218 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katha Dih falls under Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Katha Dih is Bansinala Halt, about 5.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Katha Dih.

Katha Dih is about 21 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katha Dih is in Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Bansinala Halt is about 5.3 km away. Tan Kuppa is about 7.2 km away. Bagaha is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagarnathpur (under 2 km), Kataiya (1.5 km) and Dharampur (1.8 km).

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

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