About Katiya Village

Katiya is a mid sized village in Bishunpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,710, made up of 836 males and 874 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1821 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katiya village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Bishunpur
Pincode	835331
Area (hectares)	1821 hectares
Population	1,710
Male Population	836
Female Population	874
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,045
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Katiya compares

By the 2011 count Katiya is the 7th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 1821 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Katiya

Katiya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Katiya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Katiya from other places

Katiya lies about 55 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Demu, about 22 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 Katiya
Tehsil headquarters	Bishunpur	17 km
Nearest railway station	Demu	22 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	26 km
District headquarters	Gumla	55 km

Villages closest to Katiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katiya village had a population of 1,710. That makes it the 7th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Katiya village has 836 males and 874 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katiya has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Katiya is 835331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katiya covers 1821 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katiya falls under Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Katiya is Demu, about 22 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 10+ km distance for Katiya.

Katiya is about 55 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katiya is in Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district. Bishunpur is about 17 km away. Demu is about 22 km away. Lātehār is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.