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About Kataha Village

Kataha is a mid sized village in Mehdawal tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 558, made up of 272 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kataha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kataha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Mehdawal
Pincode 272154
Area (hectares) 85.97 hectares
Population 558
Male Population 272
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kataha compares

By the 2011 count Kataha is the 269th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 991 residents. Its 85.97 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kataha

Kataha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kataha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kataha from other places

Kataha lies about 52 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Bridgemanganj, about 5.1 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 Kataha
Nearest railway station Bridgemanganj 5.1 km
Nearest town Bānsi 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Mehdawal 28 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 52 km

Villages closest to Kataha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kataha village had a population of 558. That makes it the 269th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 991 residents.

Kataha village has 272 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kataha has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Kataha is 272154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kataha covers 85.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kataha falls under Mehdawal tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kataha is Bridgemanganj, about 5.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kataha.

Kataha is about 52 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.

Kataha is in Mehdawal tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Bridgemanganj is about 5.1 km away. Bānsi is about 22 km away. Mehdawal is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaktaha (under 2 km), Mujahana (4.8 km) and Bharwalia (7.3 km).

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

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