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About Katha Village

Katha is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 88, made up of 49 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 796 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 272128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272128
Population 88
Male Population 49
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 796
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katha compares

By the 2011 count Katha is the 1203rd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 641 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Katha

Katha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Katha from other places

Katha lies about 56 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Ahirauli, about 9.2 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 Katha
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 4.4 km
Nearest town Bānsi 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Ahirauli 9.2 km
District headquarters Basti 56 km

Villages closest to Katha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katha village had a population of 88. That makes it the 1203rd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Katha village has 49 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katha has about 796 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Katha is 272128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katha falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katha is Ahirauli, about 9.2 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 for Katha.

Katha is about 56 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katha is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Harraiya is about 4.4 km away. Bānsi is about 8.3 km away. Ahirauli is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathautiya Sanddih (under 2 km), Kathavatiya (under 2 km) and Kathawaliya (under 2 km).

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

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