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About Katghar Village

Katghar is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,836, made up of 909 males and 927 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405.07 hectares hectares.

Katghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katghar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 405.07 hectares
Population 1,836
Male Population 909
Female Population 927
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
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 Katghar compares

By the 2011 count Katghar is the 120th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 405.07 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Katghar

Katghar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katghar 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 Katghar from other places

Katghar lies about 40 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bilwai, about 12 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 Katghar
Nearest railway station Bilwai 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 14 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 14 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 40 km

Villages closest to Katghar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katghar village had a population of 1,836. That makes it the 120th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Katghar village has 909 males and 927 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katghar has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Katghar covers 405.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katghar falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katghar is Bilwai, about 12 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 Katghar.

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

Katghar is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Bilwai is about 12 km away. Shahganj is about 14 km away. Shāhganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ekadla (under 2 km), Ram Nagar (under 2 km) and Kushiya Bahar (under 2 km).

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

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