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About Katghar Village

Katghar is a mid sized village in Bisauli tehsil, in the district of Budaun, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 552, made up of 283 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.44 hectares hectares.

Katghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katghar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Budaun
Tehsil Bisauli
Area (hectares) 63.44 hectares
Population 552
Male Population 283
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katghar compares

By the 2011 count Katghar is the 256th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,905 residents. Its 63.44 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Katghar

Katghar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Katghar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katghar from other places

Katghar lies about 32 km from Budaun, and the nearest railway station is Purua Khera, about 17 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 Katghar
Tehsil headquarters Bisauli 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Purua Khera 17 km
District headquarters Budaun 32 km

Villages closest to Katghar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katghar village had a population of 552. That makes it the 256th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,905 residents.

Katghar village has 283 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katghar has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 872.

Katghar covers 63.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katghar falls under Bisauli tehsil of Budaun district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katghar is Purua Khera, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Katghar.

Katghar is about 32 km from Budaun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katghar is in Bisauli tehsil of Budaun district. Bisauli is about 8.8 km away. Purua Khera is about 17 km away. Budaun is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotra Rasula (1.6 km), Rajpur (1.7 km) and Bhilaulia Satarpur (1.9 km).

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

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