About Kataia Village

Kataia is a large village in Lauriya tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,961, made up of 2,060 males and 1,901 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 429 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kataia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kataia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Lauriya
Pincode	845453
Area (hectares)	429 hectares
Population	3,961
Male Population	2,060
Female Population	1,901
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
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 Kataia compares

By the 2011 count Kataia is the 17th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,534 residents. Its 429 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Kataia

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

Kataia lies about 9.2 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sathi, about 14 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 Kataia
Tehsil headquarters	Lauriya	3.8 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	9.2 km
Nearest railway station	Sathi	14 km
Nearest town	Narkatiāganj	16 km

Villages closest to Kataia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kataia village had a population of 3,961. That makes it the 17th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,534 residents.

Kataia village has 2,060 males and 1,901 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kataia has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Kataia is 845453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kataia covers 429 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kataia falls under Lauriya tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kataia is Sathi, about 14 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 Kataia.

Kataia is about 9.2 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kataia is in Lauriya tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Lauriya is about 3.8 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 9.2 km away. Sathi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.