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About Katahara Village

Katahara is a large village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,524, made up of 1,858 males and 1,666 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katahara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Pincode 221503
Area (hectares) 286.82 hectares
Population 3,524
Male Population 1,858
Female Population 1,666
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katahara compares

By the 2011 count Katahara is the 46th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 286.82 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Katahara

Katahara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katahara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katahara from other places

Katahara lies about 22 km from Allahabad. 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 Katahara
Nearest town Phulpur 6.2 km
District headquarters Allahabad 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 22 km

Villages closest to Katahara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katahara village had a population of 3,524. That makes it the 46th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Katahara village has 1,858 males and 1,666 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katahara has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Katahara is 221503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katahara covers 286.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katahara falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Katahara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Katahara.

Katahara is about 22 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katahara is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Phulpur is about 6.2 km away. Allahabad is about 22 km away. Handia is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atar Suiya (under 2 km), Ataraora Girdh Kot (under 2 km) and Avarata (under 2 km).

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

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