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About Katha Village

Katha is a mid sized village in Tilhar tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 576, made up of 302 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.81 hectares hectares.

Katha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Tilhar
Area (hectares) 81.81 hectares
Population 576
Male Population 302
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
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 Katha compares

By the 2011 count Katha is the 379th largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 81.81 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 855.

Getting to Katha

Katha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Katha 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 Katha from other places

Katha lies about 35 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Bilpur, about 9.7 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 Katha
Nearest town Mīrānpur Katra 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Bilpur 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Tilhar 16 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 35 km

Villages closest to Katha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katha village had a population of 576. That makes it the 379th largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Katha village has 302 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katha has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 855.

Katha covers 81.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katha falls under Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katha is Bilpur, about 9.7 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 Katha.

Katha is about 35 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katha is in Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Mīrānpur Katra is about 9.1 km away. Bilpur is about 9.7 km away. Tilhar 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 Gora Bakainia (under 2 km), Maganpur (under 2 km) and Jaitipur (under 2 km).

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

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