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About Katha Village

Katha is a large village in Ikauna tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,757, made up of 1,455 males and 1,302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 417.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271835, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shrawasti
Tehsil Ikauna
Pincode 271835
Area (hectares) 417.36 hectares
Population 2,757
Male Population 1,455
Female Population 1,302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katha compares

By the 2011 count Katha is the 39th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,849 residents. Its 417.36 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Katha

Katha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katha as Available within 5 - 10 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 Katha from other places

Katha lies about 16 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Chilwariya, about 12 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 railway station Chilwariya 12 km
District headquarters Shrawasti 16 km
Nearest town Bahraigh 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Ikauna 20 km

Villages closest to Katha

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 Katha

As per the Census of India 2011, Katha village had a population of 2,757. That makes it the 39th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,849 residents.

Katha village has 1,455 males and 1,302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katha has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

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

Katha covers 417.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Katha is Chilwariya, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katha.

Katha is about 16 km from Shrawasti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katha is in Ikauna tehsil of Shrawasti district. Chilwariya is about 12 km away. Shrawasti is about 16 km away. Bahraigh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Araia Nidhan (under 2 km), Nagraura (under 2 km) and Manikapur Khurd (2.1 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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