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About Katara Village

Katara is a mid sized village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 906, made up of 404 males and 502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,243 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.9 hectares hectares.

Katara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Mehnagar
Area (hectares) 73.9 hectares
Population 906
Male Population 404
Female Population 502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,243
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 Katara compares

By the 2011 count Katara is the 145th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 73.9 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Katara

Katara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katara 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 Katara from other places

Katara lies about 20 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Phariha, about 12 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 Katara
Tehsil headquarters Mehnagar 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Phariha 12 km
Nearest town Lalganj 15 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 20 km

Villages closest to Katara

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 Katara

As per the Census of India 2011, Katara village had a population of 906. That makes it the 145th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Katara village has 404 males and 502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katara has about 1243 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Katara covers 73.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Katara is Phariha, about 12 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 Katara.

Katara is about 20 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katara is in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mehnagar is about 4.9 km away. Phariha is about 12 km away. Lalganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fakharpur (under 2 km), Jafarpur (under 2 km) and Visham Mirjapur (1.6 km).

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

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