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About Kataha Village

Kataha is a mid sized village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 718, made up of 351 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kataha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kataha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Masturi
Pincode 495551
Area (hectares) 340.77 hectares
Population 718
Male Population 351
Female Population 367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kataha compares

By the 2011 count Kataha is the 132nd largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 340.77 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kataha

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

Kataha lies about 29 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kotmi Sonar, about 18 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 Kataha
Tehsil headquarters Masturi 14 km
Nearest railway station Kotmi Sonar 18 km
Nearest town Akaltara 20 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 29 km

Villages closest to Kataha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kataha village had a population of 718. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Kataha village has 351 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kataha has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kataha is 495551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kataha covers 340.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kataha falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kataha is Kotmi Sonar, about 18 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kataha.

Kataha is about 29 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kataha is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Masturi is about 14 km away. Kotmi Sonar is about 18 km away. Akaltara is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalnso (2.3 km), Bharari (2.4 km) and Junwani (3.0 km).

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

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