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About Katha Village

Katha is a large village in Tarabganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,082, made up of 1,639 males and 1,443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271403, 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 Gonda
Tehsil Tarabganj
Pincode 271403
Area (hectares) 321.38 hectares
Population 3,082
Male Population 1,639
Female Population 1,443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katha compares

By the 2011 count Katha is the 65th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,094 residents. Its 321.38 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Katha

Katha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katha as Available within <5 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 Katha from other places

Katha lies about 20 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Kasturi, about 5.9 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
Nearest railway station Kasturi 5.9 km
Nearest town Colonelganj 9.0 km
District headquarters Gonda 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarabganj 35 km

Villages closest to Katha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tarabganj 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 3,082. That makes it the 65th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,094 residents.

Katha village has 1,639 males and 1,443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katha has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Katha is 271403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katha covers 321.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katha falls under Tarabganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katha is Kasturi, about 5.9 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 within <5 km distance for Katha.

Katha is about 20 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katha is in Tarabganj tehsil of Gonda district. Kasturi is about 5.9 km away. Colonelganj is about 9.0 km away. Gonda is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatepur (13 km), Lova Tapra (13 km) and Ramaipur (16 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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