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About Katauna Village

Katauna is a mid sized village in Bikapur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,083, made up of 530 males and 553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katauna village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Bikapur
Pincode 224205
Area (hectares) 127.63 hectares
Population 1,083
Male Population 530
Female Population 553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katauna compares

By the 2011 count Katauna is the 147th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents. Its 127.63 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Katauna

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

How far is Katauna from other places

Katauna lies about 34 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Khajurhat Railway Station, about 12 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 Katauna
Nearest railway station Khajurhat Railway Station 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bikapur 16 km
Nearest town Akbarpur 30 km
District headquarters Faizabad 34 km

Villages closest to Katauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katauna village had a population of 1,083. That makes it the 147th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents.

Katauna village has 530 males and 553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katauna has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Katauna is 224205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katauna covers 127.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katauna falls under Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katauna is Khajurhat Railway Station, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Katauna.

Katauna is about 34 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katauna is in Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district. Khajurhat Railway Station is about 12 km away. Bikapur is about 16 km away. Akbarpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khapra Dih (under 2 km), Chaube Pur (under 2 km) and Ungrabhari (1.9 km).

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

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