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About Kataghara Village

Kataghara is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 996, made up of 445 males and 551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,238 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kataghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kataghara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Pincode 222161
Area (hectares) 100.12 hectares
Population 996
Male Population 445
Female Population 551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,238
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kataghara compares

By the 2011 count Kataghara is the 265th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 100.12 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Kataghara

Kataghara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kataghara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kataghara from other places

Kataghara lies about 22 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 2.3 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 Kataghara
Nearest railway station Mariahu 2.3 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 3.1 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 22 km

Villages closest to Kataghara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kataghara village had a population of 996. That makes it the 265th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Kataghara village has 445 males and 551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kataghara has about 1238 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Kataghara is 222161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kataghara covers 100.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kataghara falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kataghara is Mariahu, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kataghara.

Kataghara is about 22 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kataghara is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 2.3 km away. Mariāhu is about 3.1 km away. Jaunpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bujurga (under 2 km), Jaungipur (under 2 km) and Ganapur (under 2 km).

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

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