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About Kata Sikra Village

Kata Sikra is a mid sized village in Chauri Chaura tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 787, made up of 393 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.48 hectares hectares.

Kata Sikra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kata Sikra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Chauri Chaura
Area (hectares) 63.48 hectares
Population 787
Male Population 393
Female Population 394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
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 Kata Sikra compares

By the 2011 count Kata Sikra is the 152nd largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents. Its 63.48 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kata Sikra

Kata Sikra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kata Sikra 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 Kata Sikra from other places

Kata Sikra lies about 28 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Chauri Chaura, 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 Kata Sikra
Nearest railway station Chauri Chaura 12 km
Nearest town Rūdarpur 15 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 28 km

Villages closest to Kata Sikra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chauri Chaura 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 Kata Sikra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kata Sikra village had a population of 787. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents.

Kata Sikra village has 393 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kata Sikra has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Kata Sikra covers 63.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kata Sikra falls under Chauri Chaura tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kata Sikra is Chauri Chaura, 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 Kata Sikra.

Kata Sikra is about 28 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kata Sikra is in Chauri Chaura tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Chauri Chaura is about 12 km away. Rūdarpur is about 15 km away. Gorakhpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kapar Phorwa (under 2 km), Mahuwar Kol (1.6 km) and Jairam Kola (2.0 km).

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

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