About Katra Village

Katra is one of the larger villages in Ikauna tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,884, made up of 3,016 males and 2,868 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271845, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katra village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Shrawasti
Tehsil	Ikauna
Pincode	271845
Area (hectares)	426.49 hectares
Population	5,884
Male Population	3,016
Female Population	2,868
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Katra compares

By the 2011 count Katra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,849 residents. Its 426.49 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Katra

Katra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katra as Available within village. 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 Katra from other places

Katra lies about 18 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Balrampur, about 17 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 Katra
Tehsil headquarters	Ikauna	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Balrampur	17 km
Nearest town	Balrāmpur	18 km
District headquarters	Shrawasti	18 km

Villages closest to Katra

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.

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Common questions about Katra

As per the Census of India 2011, Katra village had a population of 5,884. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,849 residents.

Katra village has 3,016 males and 2,868 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katra has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Katra is 271845. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katra covers 426.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Katra is Balrampur, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Katra.

Katra is about 18 km from Shrawasti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katra is in Ikauna tehsil of Shrawasti district. Ikauna is about 6.2 km away. Balrampur is about 17 km away. Balrāmpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.