Skip to main content

About Katahit Khas Village

Katahit Khas is a large village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,932, made up of 1,936 males and 1,996 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 783.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katahit Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katahit Khas village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Pincode 222144
Area (hectares) 783.91 hectares
Population 3,932
Male Population 1,936
Female Population 1,996
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katahit Khas compares

By the 2011 count Katahit Khas is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 783.91 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Katahit Khas

Katahit Khas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Katahit Khas 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katahit Khas from other places

Katahit Khas lies about 26 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bakhsha, about 16 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 Katahit Khas
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 4.5 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Bakhsha 16 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 26 km

Villages closest to Katahit Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Machhlishahr 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 Katahit Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Katahit Khas village had a population of 3,932. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Katahit Khas village has 1,936 males and 1,996 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katahit Khas has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1061.

The pincode recorded for Katahit Khas is 222144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katahit Khas covers 783.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katahit Khas falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katahit Khas is Bakhsha, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Katahit Khas.

Katahit Khas is about 26 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katahit Khas is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 4.5 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 4.5 km away. Bakhsha 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 Loharapur (under 2 km), Patulki (under 2 km) and Dagriaon (1.6 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.