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About Katka Village

Katka is a mid sized village in Sandila tehsil, in the district of Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,241, made up of 648 males and 593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 241126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katka village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Hardoi
Tehsil Sandila
Pincode 241126
Area (hectares) 250.06 hectares
Population 1,241
Male Population 648
Female Population 593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katka compares

By the 2011 count Katka is the 234th largest of the 405 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,189 residents. Its 250.06 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 874.

Getting to Katka

Katka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Katka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 73 km from Hardoi, and the nearest railway station is Ataria, about 5.6 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 Katka
Nearest railway station Ataria 5.6 km
Nearest town Sidhaulī 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Sandila 31 km
District headquarters Hardoi 73 km

Villages closest to Katka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sandila 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 1,241. That makes it the 234th largest of the 405 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,189 residents.

Katka village has 648 males and 593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katka has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 874.

The pincode recorded for Katka is 241126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katka covers 250.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katka falls under Sandila tehsil of Hardoi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katka is Ataria, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Katka.

Katka is about 73 km from Hardoi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katka is in Sandila tehsil of Hardoi district. Ataria is about 5.6 km away. Sidhaulī is about 15 km away. Sandila is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hathaura (1.5 km), Hardei Salempur (1.9 km) and Gyanpur (2.6 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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