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About Katra Village

Katra is a mid sized village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 617, made up of 321 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.68 hectares hectares.

Katra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Area (hectares) 58.68 hectares
Population 617
Male Population 321
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katra compares

By the 2011 count Katra is the 244th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 58.68 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Katra

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

How far is Katra from other places

Katra lies about 25 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 6.4 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 Katra
Nearest railway station Sri Krishna Nagar 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 7.4 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 16 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 25 km

Villages closest to Katra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katra village had a population of 617. That makes it the 244th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Katra village has 321 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katra has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1043.

Katra covers 58.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katra falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katra is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 6.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katra.

Katra is about 25 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katra is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Sri Krishna Nagar is about 6.4 km away. Badlapur is about 7.4 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahauddeenpur (under 2 km), Dilshadpur (under 2 km) and Atara (under 2 km).

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

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