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About Katai Village

Katai is a large village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,134, made up of 1,079 males and 1,055 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.25 hectares hectares.

Katai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Mehnagar
Area (hectares) 237.25 hectares
Population 2,134
Male Population 1,079
Female Population 1,055
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katai compares

By the 2011 count Katai is the 58th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 237.25 hectares work out to about 9.0 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 1048.

Getting to Katai

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

How far is Katai from other places

Katai lies about 30 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Phariha, about 22 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 Katai
Tehsil headquarters Mehnagar 7.7 km
Nearest town Lalganj 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Phariha 22 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 30 km

Villages closest to Katai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katai village had a population of 2,134. That makes it the 58th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Katai village has 1,079 males and 1,055 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katai has about 978 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 1048.

Katai covers 237.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katai falls under Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katai is Phariha, about 22 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katai.

Katai is about 30 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katai is in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mehnagar is about 7.7 km away. Lalganj is about 9.0 km away. Phariha 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 Pauni Kalan (1.5 km), Basupur (2.2 km) and Dharnipur Ranipur (2.2 km).

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

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