About Katauna Village

Katauna is one of the larger villages in Katrisarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,067, made up of 4,659 males and 4,408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1235 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katauna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Katrisarai
Pincode	805105
Area (hectares)	1235 hectares
Population	9,067
Male Population	4,659
Female Population	4,408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Katauna compares

By the 2011 count Katauna is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents. Its 1235 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Katauna

Katauna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katauna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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	Katrisarai	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 Katrisarai 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 9,067. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents.

Katauna village has 4,659 males and 4,408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katauna has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Katauna is 805105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katauna covers 1235 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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