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About Katar Village

Katar is a large village in Ikauna tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,187, made up of 1,718 males and 1,469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271835, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shrawasti
Tehsil Ikauna
Pincode 271835
Area (hectares) 444.04 hectares
Population 3,187
Male Population 1,718
Female Population 1,469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katar compares

By the 2011 count Katar is the 27th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,849 residents. Its 444.04 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Katar

Katar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Katar from other places

Katar lies about 11 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Chilwariya, about 16 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 Katar
District headquarters Shrawasti 11 km
Nearest railway station Chilwariya 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Ikauna 17 km
Nearest town Bhinga 17 km

Villages closest to Katar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katar village had a population of 3,187. That makes it the 27th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,849 residents.

Katar village has 1,718 males and 1,469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katar has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Katar is 271835. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katar covers 444.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katar falls under Ikauna tehsil of Shrawasti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katar is Chilwariya, about 16 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katar.

Katar is about 11 km from Shrawasti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katar is in Ikauna tehsil of Shrawasti district. Shrawasti is about 11 km away. Chilwariya is about 16 km away. Ikauna is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dikra (1.6 km), Kahari (1.6 km) and Chetia Murar (2.0 km).

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

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