About Katauna Village

Katauna is a mid sized village in Giriak tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 579, made up of 286 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares.

Katauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katauna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Giriak
Area (hectares)	81 hectares
Population	579
Male Population	286
Female Population	293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,024
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 Katauna compares

By the 2011 count Katauna is the 36th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Katauna

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

Katauna lies about 27 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Waris Aleganj, about 6.1 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 town	Wāris Alīganj	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Waris Aleganj	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Giriak	6.6 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	27 km

Villages closest to Katauna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Giriak 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 579. That makes it the 36th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents.

Katauna village has 286 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katauna has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Katauna covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katauna falls under Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Katauna is Waris Aleganj, about 6.1 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 Katauna.

Katauna is about 27 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katauna is in Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district. Wāris Alīganj is about 5.8 km away. Waris Aleganj is about 6.1 km away. Giriak is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.