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About Katesar Village

Katesar is a mid sized village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 658, made up of 332 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.75 hectares hectares.

Katesar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katesar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Rudhauli
Area (hectares) 64.75 hectares
Population 658
Male Population 332
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katesar compares

By the 2011 count Katesar is the 112th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 64.75 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Katesar

Katesar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Katesar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Katesar from other places

Katesar lies about 17 km from Rudhauli, and the nearest railway station is Basti, about 8.4 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 Katesar
Nearest railway station Basti 8.4 km
Nearest town Bastī 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Rudhauli 17 km

Villages closest to Katesar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katesar village had a population of 658. That makes it the 112th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Katesar village has 332 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katesar has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Katesar covers 64.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katesar falls under Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katesar is Basti, about 8.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Katesar.

Katesar is about 17 km from Rudhauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katesar is in Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Basti is about 8.4 km away. Bastī is about 14 km away. Rudhauli is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tereta (under 2 km), Mahsin (under 2 km) and Daud Patti (1.7 km).

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

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