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About Kataiya Village

Kataiya is a small village in Chanho tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 87 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kataiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kataiya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Chanho
Pincode 835214
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 170
Male Population 87
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
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 Kataiya compares

By the 2011 count Kataiya is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 1.7 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kataiya

Kataiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kataiya 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 Kataiya from other places

Kataiya lies about 20 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Lodhma, about 7.2 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 Kataiya
Nearest railway station Lodhma 7.2 km
District headquarters Ranchi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanho 28 km

Villages closest to Kataiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kataiya village had a population of 170. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents.

Kataiya village has 87 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kataiya has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kataiya is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kataiya covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kataiya falls under Chanho tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kataiya is Lodhma, about 7.2 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 Kataiya.

Kataiya is about 20 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kataiya is in Chanho tehsil of Ranchi district. Lodhma is about 7.2 km away. Ranchi is about 20 km away. Chanho is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lupunga (3.2 km), Rol (7.0 km) and Patratu (8.1 km).

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

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