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About Katiya Village

Katiya is a mid sized village in Jansath tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,836, made up of 955 males and 881 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 671.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 251315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Muzaffarnagar
Tehsil Jansath
Pincode 251315
Area (hectares) 671.85 hectares
Population 1,836
Male Population 955
Female Population 881
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katiya compares

By the 2011 count Katiya is the 74th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,298 residents. Its 671.85 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Katiya

Katiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katiya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Katiya from other places

Katiya lies about 27 km from Muzaffarnagar, and the nearest railway station is Bijnor, about 20 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 Katiya
Nearest town Mīrānpur 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jansath 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Bijnor 20 km
District headquarters Muzaffarnagar 27 km

Villages closest to Katiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katiya village had a population of 1,836. That makes it the 74th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,298 residents.

Katiya village has 955 males and 881 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katiya has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Katiya is 251315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katiya covers 671.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katiya falls under Jansath tehsil of Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katiya is Bijnor, about 20 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 village for Katiya.

Katiya is about 27 km from Muzaffarnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katiya is in Jansath tehsil of Muzaffarnagar district. Mīrānpur is about 7.5 km away. Jansath is about 9.9 km away. Bijnor is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jarwar (under 2 km), Tandera (1.5 km) and Khujera (3.5 km).

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

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