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About Katika Village

Katika is a mid sized village in Bidhuna tehsil, in the district of Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 845, made up of 464 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.66 hectares hectares.

Katika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katika village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Auraiya
Tehsil Bidhuna
Area (hectares) 74.66 hectares
Population 845
Male Population 464
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katika compares

By the 2011 count Katika is the 244th largest of the 399 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents. Its 74.66 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 862.

Getting to Katika

Katika is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katika 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katika from other places

Katika lies about 45 km from Auraiya, and the nearest railway station is Achhalda, about 20 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 Katika
Tehsil headquarters Bidhuna 7.7 km
Nearest town Bidhūna 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Achhalda 20 km
District headquarters Auraiya 45 km

Villages closest to Katika

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katika village had a population of 845. That makes it the 244th largest of the 399 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents.

Katika village has 464 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katika has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 862.

Katika covers 74.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katika falls under Bidhuna tehsil of Auraiya district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katika is Achhalda, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Katika.

Katika is about 45 km from Auraiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katika is in Bidhuna tehsil of Auraiya district. Bidhuna is about 7.7 km away. Bidhūna is about 7.7 km away. Achhalda is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagla Kayasthan (under 2 km), Karmoopur (under 2 km) and Bhatura (1.8 km).

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

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