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About Baih Katta Village

Baih Katta is a mid sized village in Shekhopur Sarai tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 658, made up of 371 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 774 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares.

Baih Katta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baih Katta village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Shekhopur Sarai
Area (hectares) 83 hectares
Population 658
Male Population 371
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 774
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baih Katta compares

By the 2011 count Baih Katta is the 22nd largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,595 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Baih Katta

Baih Katta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baih Katta as Available within <5 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 Baih Katta from other places

Baih Katta lies about 13 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Dergaon Halt, about 5.0 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 Baih Katta
Nearest railway station Dergaon Halt 5.0 km
Nearest town Barbigha 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Shekhopur Sarai 13 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 13 km

Villages closest to Baih Katta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shekhopur Sarai 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 Baih Katta

As per the Census of India 2011, Baih Katta village had a population of 658. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,595 residents.

Baih Katta village has 371 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baih Katta has about 774 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Baih Katta covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baih Katta falls under Shekhopur Sarai tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baih Katta is Dergaon Halt, about 5.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baih Katta.

Baih Katta is about 13 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baih Katta is in Shekhopur Sarai tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Dergaon Halt is about 5.0 km away. Barbigha is about 11 km away. Shekhopur Sarai is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chheman (1.5 km), Jalalpur Nimi (1.8 km) and Mohammadpur Nimi (1.8 km).

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

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