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About Kataka Village

Kataka is a mid sized village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 904, made up of 462 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.8 hectares hectares.

Kataka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kataka village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Area (hectares) 82.8 hectares
Population 904
Male Population 462
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kataka compares

By the 2011 count Kataka is the 266th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 82.8 hectares work out to about 11 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 927.

Getting to Kataka

Kataka 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 Kataka as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kataka from other places

Kataka lies about 47 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Ahraura Road, about 1.8 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 Kataka
Nearest railway station Ahraura Road 1.8 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 16 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 47 km

Villages closest to Kataka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kataka village had a population of 904. That makes it the 266th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Kataka village has 462 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kataka has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Kataka covers 82.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kataka falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kataka is Ahraura Road, about 1.8 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kataka.

Kataka is about 47 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kataka is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Ahraura Road is about 1.8 km away. Rāmnagar is about 9.3 km away. Chunar 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 Terhua (under 2 km), Parora (under 2 km) and Sikia (under 2 km).

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

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