About Kathaka Village

Kathaka is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 555, made up of 306 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.97 hectares hectares.

Kathaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathaka village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gorakhpur
Tehsil	Khajni
Area (hectares)	34.97 hectares
Population	555
Male Population	306
Female Population	249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	814
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 Kathaka compares

By the 2011 count Kathaka is the 351st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 34.97 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kathaka

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

Kathaka lies about 15 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sahjanwa, about 9.4 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 Kathaka
Tehsil headquarters	Khajni	3.1 km
Nearest railway station	Sahjanwa	9.4 km
District headquarters	Gorakhpur	15 km

Villages closest to Kathaka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathaka village had a population of 555. That makes it the 351st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Kathaka village has 306 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathaka has about 814 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Kathaka covers 34.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kathaka falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kathaka is Sahjanwa, about 9.4 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 Kathaka.

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

Kathaka is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 3.1 km away. Sahjanwa is about 9.4 km away. Gorakhpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.