About Kataiya Village

Kataiya is a large village in Purnahiya tehsil, in the district of Sheohar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,132, made up of 1,120 males and 1,012 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kataiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kataiya village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheohar
Tehsil	Purnahiya
Pincode	843334
Area (hectares)	274.6 hectares
Population	2,132
Male Population	1,120
Female Population	1,012
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kataiya compares

By the 2011 count Kataiya is the 16th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,536 residents. Its 274.6 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Kataiya

Kataiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kataiya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chhapra Jurawan, Chiraiya, Dosti Mahamadpur and Hathsar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kataiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Kataiya village had a population of 2,132. That makes it the 16th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,536 residents.

Kataiya village has 1,120 males and 1,012 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kataiya has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Kataiya is 843334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kataiya covers 274.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kataiya falls under Purnahiya tehsil of Sheohar district in Bihar.

The census record for Kataiya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kataiya.

Kataiya is in Purnahiya tehsil of Sheohar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.