About Kataya Village

Kataya is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 598, made up of 312 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.45 hectares hectares.

Kataya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kataya village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gorakhpur
Tehsil	Khajni
Area (hectares)	92.45 hectares
Population	598
Male Population	312
Female Population	286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kataya compares

By the 2011 count Kataya is the 326th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 92.45 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kataya

Kataya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kataya as Available within 5 - 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 Kataya from other places

Kataya lies about 22 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihapar Halt, 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 Kataya
Tehsil headquarters	Khajni	6.1 km
Nearest railway station	Sihapar Halt	12 km
Nearest town	Khalīlābād	18 km
District headquarters	Gorakhpur	22 km

Villages closest to Kataya

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 Kataya

As per the Census of India 2011, Kataya village had a population of 598. That makes it the 326th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Kataya village has 312 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kataya has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Kataya covers 92.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kataya is Sihapar Halt, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kataya.

Kataya is about 22 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kataya is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 6.1 km away. Sihapar Halt is about 12 km away. Khalīlābād is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.