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About Katka Village

Katka is a mid sized village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 553, made up of 217 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,548 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.91 hectares hectares.

Katka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katka village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Area (hectares) 181.91 hectares
Population 553
Male Population 217
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,548
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katka compares

By the 2011 count Katka is the 192nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 181.91 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Katka

Katka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katka as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katka from other places

Katka lies about 15 km from Gorakhpur. 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 Katka
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 8.3 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 15 km

Villages closest to Katka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katka village had a population of 553. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Katka village has 217 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katka has about 1548 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Katka covers 181.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katka falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Katka notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katka.

Katka 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.

Katka is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sahjanwa is about 8.3 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.

The closest recorded villages are Belwa Dari (under 2 km), Gadar (1.9 km) and Banaura (2.5 km).

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

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