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About Kataka Village

Kataka is a large village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,896, made up of 2,567 males and 2,329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 211019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kataka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kataka village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Phulpur
Pincode 211019
Area (hectares) 120.93 hectares
Population 4,896
Male Population 2,567
Female Population 2,329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kataka compares

By the 2011 count Kataka is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents. Its 120.93 hectares work out to about 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Kataka

Kataka is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kataka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kataka from other places

Kataka 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 Kataka
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 6.2 km
District headquarters Allahabad 22 km

Villages closest to Kataka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kataka village had a population of 4,896. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents.

Kataka village has 2,567 males and 2,329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kataka has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Kataka is 211019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kataka covers 120.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kataka falls under Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Kataka notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kataka.

Kataka 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.

Kataka is in Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district. Phulpur is about 6.2 km away. Allahabad 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 Aarazi Rataura Gairabad (under 2 km), Aata (under 2 km) and Chak Sulatan Urf Newada (under 2 km).

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

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