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About Katia Village

Katia is a mid sized village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,160, made up of 545 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Lawalaung
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 308 hectares
Population 1,160
Male Population 545
Female Population 615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,128
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katia compares

By the 2011 count Katia is the 12th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 308 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Katia

Katia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katia as Available within 10+ 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 Katia from other places

Katia lies about 17 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 26 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 Katia
Tehsil headquarters Lawalaung 17 km
District headquarters Chatra 17 km
Nearest town Chatrā 17 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 26 km

Villages closest to Katia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katia village had a population of 1,160. That makes it the 12th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Katia village has 545 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katia has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Katia is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katia covers 308 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katia falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Katia is Shivpur, about 26 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katia.

Katia is about 17 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katia is in Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Lawalaung is about 17 km away. Chatra is about 17 km away. Chatrā is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paramatu (1.8 km), Mali (2.0 km) and Potam (2.4 km).

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

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