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About Katra Village

Katra is a mid sized village in Bhabua tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,283, made up of 655 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares.

Katra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Bhabua
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 1,283
Male Population 655
Female Population 628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katra compares

By the 2011 count Katra is the 65th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Katra

Katra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Katra from other places

Katra lies about 98 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Durgauti, 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 Katra
Nearest railway station Durgauti 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhabua 16 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 16 km
District headquarters Kaimur 98 km

Villages closest to Katra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katra village had a population of 1,283. That makes it the 65th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Katra village has 655 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katra has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Katra covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katra falls under Bhabua tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Katra is Durgauti, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katra.

Katra is about 98 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katra is in Bhabua tehsil of Kaimur district. Durgauti is about 5.3 km away. Bhabua is about 16 km away. Bhabhua is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belkatra (under 2 km), Umarpur (under 2 km) and Bithwar (under 2 km).

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

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