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About Katka Village

Katka is a mid sized village in Khalilabad tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 974, made up of 525 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272173, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katka village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Khalilabad
Pincode 272173
Area (hectares) 85.77 hectares
Population 974
Male Population 525
Female Population 449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Katka compares

By the 2011 count Katka is the 231st largest of the 570 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,076 residents. Its 85.77 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Katka

Katka 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 Katka as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katka from other places

Katka lies about 9.5 km from Sant Kabir Nagar. 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 Katka
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Khalilabad 9.7 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 9.7 km

Villages closest to Katka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katka village had a population of 974. That makes it the 231st largest of the 570 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,076 residents.

Katka village has 525 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katka has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Katka is 272173. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katka covers 85.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katka falls under Khalilabad tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Katka notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Katka.

Katka is about 9.5 km from Sant Kabir Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katka is in Khalilabad tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Sant Kabir Nagar is about 9.5 km away. Khalilabad is about 9.7 km away. Khalīlābād is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belwa (under 2 km), Belwania (under 2 km) and Sihari (under 2 km).

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

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