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About Katka Village

Katka is a large village in Sirauli Gauspur tehsil, in the district of Bara Banki, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,465, made up of 1,314 males and 1,151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.3 hectares hectares.

Katka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katka village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bara Banki
Tehsil Sirauli Gauspur
Area (hectares) 197.3 hectares
Population 2,465
Male Population 1,314
Female Population 1,151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katka compares

By the 2011 count Katka is the 33rd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 197.3 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Katka

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

How far is Katka from other places

Katka lies about 28 km from Bara Banki, and the nearest railway station is Burhwal Junction, about 6.6 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 Katka
Nearest railway station Burhwal Junction 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirauli Gauspur 9.6 km
Nearest town Zaidpur 25 km
District headquarters Bara Banki 28 km

Villages closest to Katka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sirauli Gauspur 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 Katka

As per the Census of India 2011, Katka village had a population of 2,465. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Katka village has 1,314 males and 1,151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katka has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Katka covers 197.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katka falls under Sirauli Gauspur tehsil of Bara Banki district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katka is Burhwal Junction, about 6.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katka.

Katka is about 28 km from Bara Banki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katka is in Sirauli Gauspur tehsil of Bara Banki district. Burhwal Junction is about 6.6 km away. Sirauli Gauspur is about 9.6 km away. Zaidpur 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 Tawakalpur (under 2 km), Bardari (1.5 km) and Markamau (2.0 km).

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

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