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About Kataiya Village

Kataiya is a small village in Puranpur tehsil, in the district of Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 64 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.72 hectares hectares.

Kataiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kataiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Pilibhit
Tehsil Puranpur
Area (hectares) 147.72 hectares
Population 124
Male Population 64
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kataiya compares

By the 2011 count Kataiya is the 335th largest of the 436 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,235 residents. Its 147.72 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Kataiya

Kataiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kataiya as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kataiya from other places

Kataiya lies about 28 km from Pilibhit, and the nearest railway station is Sherganj, about 11 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 Kataiya
Nearest railway station Sherganj 11 km
Nearest town Bīsalpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Puranpur 26 km
District headquarters Pilibhit 28 km

Villages closest to Kataiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kataiya village had a population of 124. That makes it the 335th largest of the 436 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,235 residents.

Kataiya village has 64 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kataiya has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

Kataiya covers 147.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kataiya falls under Puranpur tehsil of Pilibhit district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kataiya is Sherganj, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kataiya.

Kataiya is about 28 km from Pilibhit in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kataiya is in Puranpur tehsil of Pilibhit district. Sherganj is about 11 km away. Bīsalpur is about 16 km away. Puranpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laha (1.9 km), Kishanpur Haripur (2.3 km) and Kishanpur Kalan (2.3 km).

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

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