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About Katka Village

Katka is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 805, made up of 383 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222170, 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 Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Pincode 222170
Area (hectares) 48.22 hectares
Population 805
Male Population 383
Female Population 422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
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 248th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 48.22 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1071.

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 5.8 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Jaunpur Junction, about 6.0 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
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 5.8 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Jaunpur Junction 6.0 km

Villages closest to Katka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kerakat 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 805. That makes it the 248th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Katka village has 383 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katka has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1071.

The pincode recorded for Katka is 222170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katka covers 48.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Katka falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katka is Jaunpur Junction, about 6.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katka.

Katka is about 5.8 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katka is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kerakat is about 5.8 km away. Jaunpur is about 5.8 km away. Jaunpur Junction is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gauspur (2.3 km), Kukuripur (3.2 km) and Padampur (3.2 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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