About Kataka Village

Kataka is a small village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 431, made up of 221 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.53 hectares hectares.

Kataka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kataka village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gorakhpur
Tehsil	Khajni
Area (hectares)	68.53 hectares
Population	431
Male Population	221
Female Population	210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kataka compares

By the 2011 count Kataka is the 425th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 68.53 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kataka

Kataka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kataka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kataka from other places

Kataka 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 Kataka
Tehsil headquarters	Khajni	3.1 km
Nearest railway station	Sahjanwa	9.4 km
District headquarters	Gorakhpur	15 km

Villages closest to Kataka

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 Kataka

As per the Census of India 2011, Kataka village had a population of 431. That makes it the 425th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Kataka village has 221 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kataka has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 993.

Kataka covers 68.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kataka 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kataka.

Kataka 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.

Kataka 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.