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About Katra Village

Katra is a mid sized village in Misrikh tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 711, made up of 373 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 261405, 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 Sitapur
Tehsil Misrikh
Pincode 261405
Area (hectares) 79.9 hectares
Population 711
Male Population 373
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 the 398th largest of the 553 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents. Its 79.9 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Katra

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

Katra lies about 15 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Misrikh Tirath, about 11 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
Nearest railway station Misrikh Tirath 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Misrikh 12 km
District headquarters Sitapur 15 km
Nearest town Khairābād 15 km

Villages closest to Katra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katra village had a population of 711. That makes it the 398th largest of the 553 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents.

Katra village has 373 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katra has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 870.

The pincode recorded for Katra is 261405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katra covers 79.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katra falls under Misrikh tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katra is Misrikh Tirath, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Katra.

Katra is about 15 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katra is in Misrikh tehsil of Sitapur district. Misrikh Tirath is about 11 km away. Misrikh is about 12 km away. Sitapur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bairiha (under 2 km), Rajpur Kharg (1.6 km) and Rathourpur (1.9 km).

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

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