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About Katea Village

Katea is a mid sized village in Chandil tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,115, made up of 558 males and 557 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katea Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katea village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Chandil
Pincode 832401
Area (hectares) 336 hectares
Population 1,115
Male Population 558
Female Population 557
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Katea compares

By the 2011 count Katea is the 34th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,064 residents. Its 336 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Katea

The census records public bus service for Katea 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katea from other places

Katea lies about 14 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Manikui, about 2.7 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 Katea
Nearest railway station Manikui 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandil 4.6 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 14 km
Nearest town Bhetia 17 km

Villages closest to Katea

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katea village had a population of 1,115. That makes it the 34th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,064 residents.

Katea village has 558 males and 557 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katea has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Katea is 832401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katea covers 336 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katea falls under Chandil tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Katea is Manikui, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Katea.

Katea is about 14 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katea is in Chandil tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Manikui is about 2.7 km away. Chandil is about 4.6 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danrda (1.7 km), Khuchidih (2.6 km) and Manikui (2.6 km).

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

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