Skip to main content

About Katka Village

Katka is a small village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 99 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,141 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.23 hectares hectares.

Katka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katka village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Area (hectares) 95.23 hectares
Population 212
Male Population 99
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,141
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Katka compares

By the 2011 count Katka is the 342nd largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 95.23 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Katka

The census records public bus service for Katka as Available within <5 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 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 141 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Dobhi, about 9.0 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
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Dobhi 9.0 km
Nearest town Varanasi 26 km
District headquarters Basti 141 km

Villages closest to Katka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhanpur 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 212. That makes it the 342nd largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Katka village has 99 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katka has about 1141 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Katka covers 95.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katka falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katka is Dobhi, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Katka.

Katka is about 141 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katka is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Bhanpur is about 6.3 km away. Dobhi is about 9.0 km away. Varanasi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barahua (under 2 km), Puraina (4.0 km) and Suarihwa (4.3 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.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All