About Kataiya Village

Kataiya is a small village in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 133 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kataiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kataiya village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tan Kuppa
Pincode	824232
Area (hectares)	74 hectares
Population	254
Male Population	133
Female Population	121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
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 Kataiya compares

By the 2011 count Kataiya is the 86th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Kataiya

Kataiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kataiya 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 Kataiya from other places

Kataiya lies about 22 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 6.2 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 Kataiya
Nearest railway station	Bansinala Halt	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tan Kuppa	8.7 km
Nearest town	Bagaha	12 km
District headquarters	Gaya	22 km

Villages closest to Kataiya

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.

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Common questions about Kataiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Kataiya village had a population of 254. That makes it the 86th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Kataiya village has 133 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kataiya has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Kataiya is 824232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kataiya covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kataiya falls under Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kataiya is Bansinala Halt, about 6.2 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 Kataiya.

Kataiya is about 22 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kataiya is in Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Bansinala Halt is about 6.2 km away. Tan Kuppa is about 8.7 km away. Bagaha is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.