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About Katar Village

Katar is a large village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,703, made up of 1,373 males and 1,330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Phulpur
Pincode 276304
Area (hectares) 281.37 hectares
Population 2,703
Male Population 1,373
Female Population 1,330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katar compares

By the 2011 count Katar is the 54th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents. Its 281.37 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Katar

Katar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Katar from other places

Katar lies about 139 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Chandi, about 6.5 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 Katar
Nearest railway station Sarai Chandi 6.5 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 16 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 139 km

Villages closest to Katar

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 Katar

As per the Census of India 2011, Katar village had a population of 2,703. That makes it the 54th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents.

Katar village has 1,373 males and 1,330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katar has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Katar is 276304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katar covers 281.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katar falls under Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katar is Sarai Chandi, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 for Katar.

Katar is about 139 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katar is in Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Sarai Chandi is about 6.5 km away. Prayagraj is about 12 km away. Phulpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ram Nagar (1.7 km), Kheta Patti (2.2 km) and Ibrahimpur (2.6 km).

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

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