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About Katka Village

Katka is a small village in Nizamabad tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19, made up of 10 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.13 hectares hectares.

Katka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katka village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Nizamabad
Area (hectares) 17.13 hectares
Population 19
Male Population 10
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Katka compares

By the 2011 count Katka is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 17.13 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Katka

The census records public bus service for Katka 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 Katka from other places

Katka lies about 35 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Khorason Road, about 14 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 Katka
Nearest railway station Khorason Road 14 km
Nearest town Jalālpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Nizamabad 26 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 35 km

Villages closest to Katka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katka village had a population of 19. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Katka village has 10 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katka has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1041.

Katka covers 17.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katka falls under Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katka is Khorason Road, about 14 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 Katka.

Katka is about 35 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katka is in Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district. Khorason Road is about 14 km away. Jalālpur is about 17 km away. Nizamabad is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothva (3.7 km), Sabrupur (5.5 km) and Kaji Patti (6.0 km).

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

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