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About Kataila Village

Kataila is a large village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,552, made up of 1,269 males and 1,283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.11 hectares hectares.

Kataila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kataila village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Area (hectares) 134.11 hectares
Population 2,552
Male Population 1,269
Female Population 1,283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kataila compares

By the 2011 count Kataila is the 110th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 134.11 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Kataila

The census records public bus service for Kataila 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kataila from other places

Kataila lies about 15 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Kathola, about 13 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 Kataila
Nearest railway station Kathola 13 km
District headquarters Gonda 15 km
Nearest town Gondā City 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 19 km

Villages closest to Kataila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kataila village had a population of 2,552. That makes it the 110th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Kataila village has 1,269 males and 1,283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kataila has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Kataila covers 134.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kataila falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kataila is Kathola, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kataila.

Kataila is about 15 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kataila is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Kathola is about 13 km away. Gonda is about 15 km away. Gondā City is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narda (under 2 km), Puraina (under 2 km) and Dhanuhi (1.8 km).

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

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