About Katauna Village

Katauna is one of the larger villages in Barhat tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,358, made up of 4,374 males and 3,984 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1191 hectares hectares.

Katauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katauna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Barhat
Area (hectares)	1191 hectares
Population	8,358
Male Population	4,374
Female Population	3,984
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Katauna compares

By the 2011 count Katauna is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,712 residents. Its 1191 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Katauna

Katauna 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 Katauna 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katauna from other places

Katauna lies about 8.4 km from Barhat, and the nearest railway station is Jamui, about 3.3 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 Katauna
Nearest railway station	Jamui	3.3 km
Nearest town	Jamūī	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhat	8.4 km

Villages closest to Katauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katauna village had a population of 8,358. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,712 residents.

Katauna village has 4,374 males and 3,984 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katauna has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Katauna covers 1191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katauna falls under Barhat tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Katauna is Jamui, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Katauna.

Katauna is about 8.4 km from Barhat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katauna is in Barhat tehsil of Jamui district. Jamui is about 3.3 km away. Jamūī is about 4.2 km away. Barhat is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.