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About Katra Village

Katra is a small village in Maunath Bhanjan tehsil, in the district of Mau, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 400, made up of 202 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.57 hectares hectares.

Katra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mau
Tehsil Maunath Bhanjan
Area (hectares) 64.57 hectares
Population 400
Male Population 202
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Katra compares

By the 2011 count Katra is the 288th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents. Its 64.57 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Katra

The census records public bus service for Katra as Available within <5 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 <5 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 6.2 km from Mau, and the nearest railway station is Mau Junction, about 5.9 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 Mau Junction 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Maunath Bhanjan 6.2 km
District headquarters Mau 6.2 km

Villages closest to Katra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maunath Bhanjan 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 400. That makes it the 288th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents.

Katra village has 202 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katra has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

Katra covers 64.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katra falls under Maunath Bhanjan tehsil of Mau district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katra is Mau Junction, about 5.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Katra.

Katra is about 6.2 km from Mau in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katra is in Maunath Bhanjan tehsil of Mau district. Mau Junction is about 5.9 km away. Maunath Bhanjan is about 6.2 km away. Mau is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotwa Kopra (under 2 km), Odahra (under 2 km) and Rudrpur (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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