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About Katwa Village

Katwa is a mid sized village in Nizamabad tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,246, made up of 642 males and 604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.02 hectares hectares.

Katwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Nizamabad
Area (hectares) 50.02 hectares
Population 1,246
Male Population 642
Female Population 604
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katwa compares

By the 2011 count Katwa is the 145th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 50.02 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Katwa

Katwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katwa as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katwa from other places

Katwa lies about 25 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Khorason Road, about 10 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 Katwa
Nearest railway station Khorason Road 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Nizamabad 15 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 25 km

Villages closest to Katwa

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 Katwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Katwa village had a population of 1,246. That makes it the 145th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Katwa village has 642 males and 604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katwa has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1041.

Katwa covers 50.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Katwa is Khorason Road, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katwa.

Katwa is about 25 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katwa is in Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district. Khorason Road is about 10 km away. Nizamabad is about 15 km away. Azamgarh is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garhwa (under 2 km), Bhimal Patti (under 2 km) and Ata Patti (under 2 km).

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

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