About Kata Village

Kata is a small village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 466, made up of 235 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.38 hectares hectares.

Kata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kata village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gorakhpur
Tehsil	Bansgaon
Area (hectares)	71.38 hectares
Population	466
Male Population	235
Female Population	231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
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 Kata compares

By the 2011 count Kata is the 270th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 71.38 hectares work out to about 6.5 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 1003.

Getting to Kata

Kata is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kata 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 Kata from other places

Kata lies about 45 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Dohrighat, about 22 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 Kata
Tehsil headquarters	Bansgaon	21 km
Nearest town	Chillupār	21 km
Nearest railway station	Dohrighat	22 km
District headquarters	Gorakhpur	45 km

Villages closest to Kata

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

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Common questions about Kata

As per the Census of India 2011, Kata village had a population of 466. That makes it the 270th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Kata village has 235 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kata has about 983 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 1003.

Kata covers 71.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kata falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kata is Dohrighat, about 22 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 Kata.

Kata is about 45 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kata is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Bansgaon is about 21 km away. Chillupār is about 21 km away. Dohrighat is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.