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About Katra Village

Katra is a small village in Nawabganj tehsil, in the district of Bara Banki, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 33 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.62 hectares hectares.

Katra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bara Banki
Tehsil Nawabganj
Area (hectares) 38.62 hectares
Population 70
Male Population 33
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katra compares

By the 2011 count Katra is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents. Its 38.62 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Katra

Katra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Katra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Katra from other places

Katra lies about 2.5 km from Bara Banki, and the nearest railway station is Barabanki Junction, about 2.3 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 Katra
Nearest railway station Barabanki Junction 2.3 km
District headquarters Bara Banki 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawabganj 4.3 km
Nearest town Nawābganj 4.3 km

Villages closest to Katra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katra village had a population of 70. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents.

Katra village has 33 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katra has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Katra covers 38.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katra falls under Nawabganj tehsil of Bara Banki district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katra is Barabanki Junction, about 2.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Katra.

Katra is about 2.5 km from Bara Banki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katra is in Nawabganj tehsil of Bara Banki district. Barabanki Junction is about 2.3 km away. Bara Banki is about 2.5 km away. Nawabganj is about 4.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bada Pur (under 2 km), Bhitura (under 2 km) and Madarpur (under 2 km).

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

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