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About Kahta Village

Kahta is a mid sized village in Kalpi tehsil, in the district of Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,801, made up of 984 males and 817 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 956.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 285202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kahta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahta village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jalaun
Tehsil Kalpi
Pincode 285202
Area (hectares) 956.57 hectares
Population 1,801
Male Population 984
Female Population 817
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 830
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kahta compares

By the 2011 count Kahta is the 52nd largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents. Its 956.57 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 846.

Getting to Kahta

Kahta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kahta as Available within 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 Kahta from other places

Kahta lies about 40 km from Jalaun, and the nearest railway station is Ata, about 15 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 Kahta
Nearest railway station Ata 15 km
Nearest town Orai 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalpi 24 km
District headquarters Jalaun 40 km

Villages closest to Kahta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahta village had a population of 1,801. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents.

Kahta village has 984 males and 817 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahta has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 846.

The pincode recorded for Kahta is 285202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kahta covers 956.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kahta falls under Kalpi tehsil of Jalaun district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kahta is Ata, about 15 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 village for Kahta.

Kahta is about 40 km from Jalaun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kahta is in Kalpi tehsil of Jalaun district. Ata is about 15 km away. Orai is about 21 km away. Kalpi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sunahta (2.8 km), Imiliya Bujurg (6.2 km) and Dashahri (6.3 km).

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

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