About Kataia Village

Kataia is one of the larger villages in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,971, made up of 3,622 males and 3,349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1081 hectares hectares.

Kataia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kataia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Supaul
Tehsil	Basantpur
Area (hectares)	1081 hectares
Population	6,971
Male Population	3,622
Female Population	3,349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kataia compares

By the 2011 count Kataia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents. Its 1081 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Kataia

Kataia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kataia as Available within village. 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 Kataia from other places

Kataia lies about 76 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Sarsi, about 3.9 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	Sarsi	3.9 km
Nearest town	Banmankhi	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Basantpur	31 km
District headquarters	Supaul	76 km

Villages closest to Kataia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basantpur 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 6,971. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents.

Kataia village has 3,622 males and 3,349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kataia has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Kataia covers 1081 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kataia falls under Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kataia is Sarsi, about 3.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kataia.

Kataia is about 76 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 Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district. Sarsi is about 3.9 km away. Banmankhi is about 12 km away. Basantpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.