About Katra Village

Katra is a mid sized village in Ranka tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,745, made up of 886 males and 859 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1253 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Ranka
Pincode	822125
Area (hectares)	1253 hectares
Population	1,745
Male Population	886
Female Population	859
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Katra compares

By the 2011 count Katra is the 16th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents. Its 1253 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Katra

Katra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katra as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Katra from other places

Katra lies about 27 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Garwa, about 29 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 Katra
Tehsil headquarters	Ranka	9.7 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	27 km
Nearest railway station	Garwa	29 km

Villages closest to Katra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katra village had a population of 1,745. That makes it the 16th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents.

Katra village has 886 males and 859 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katra has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Katra is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katra covers 1253 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katra falls under Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Katra is Garwa, about 29 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 village for Katra.

Katra is about 27 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katra is in Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district. Ranka is about 9.7 km away. Garhwa is about 27 km away. Garwa is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.