About Kataia Village

Kataia is a large village in Marauna tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,840, made up of 1,482 males and 1,358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225 hectares hectares.

Kataia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kataia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Supaul
Tehsil	Marauna
Area (hectares)	225 hectares
Population	2,840
Male Population	1,482
Female Population	1,358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kataia compares

By the 2011 count Kataia is the 17th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,923 residents. Its 225 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

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 5 - 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 12 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Garh Baruari, about 8.7 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
Nearest railway station	Garh Baruari	8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Marauna	12 km
District headquarters	Supaul	12 km

Villages closest to Kataia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Marauna 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 2,840. That makes it the 17th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,923 residents.

Kataia village has 1,482 males and 1,358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kataia has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Kataia covers 225 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kataia falls under Marauna tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kataia is Garh Baruari, about 8.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 12 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kataia is in Marauna tehsil of Supaul district. Garh Baruari is about 8.7 km away. Marauna is about 12 km away. Supaul is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.