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About Kataia Village

Kataia is a large village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,926, made up of 1,533 males and 1,393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 479.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kataia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kataia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 479.52 hectares
Population 2,926
Male Population 1,533
Female Population 1,393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
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 758 residents. Its 479.52 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kataia

Kataia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kataia as Available within <5 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 Kataia from other places

Kataia 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 Kataia
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 17 km
District headquarters Chatra 17 km
Nearest town Chatrā 17 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 26 km

Villages closest to Kataia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 Kataia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kataia village had a population of 2,926. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Kataia village has 1,533 males and 1,393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kataia has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kataia is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kataia covers 479.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kataia falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kataia 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kataia.

Kataia 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.

Kataia is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 Kalyanpur (2.6 km), Karma (3.7 km) and Pachatari (5.0 km).

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

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