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About Kataka Village

Kataka is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 376, made up of 195 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 228142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kataka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kataka village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sultanpur
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 228142
Area (hectares) 117.79 hectares
Population 376
Male Population 195
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kataka compares

By the 2011 count Kataka is the 298th largest of the 369 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 117.79 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Kataka

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

Kataka lies about 83 km from Sultanpur. 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 Kataka
Nearest town Phulpur 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 26 km
District headquarters Sultanpur 83 km

Villages closest to Kataka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kataka village had a population of 376. That makes it the 298th largest of the 369 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Kataka village has 195 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kataka has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Kataka is 228142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kataka covers 117.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kataka falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Kataka notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Kataka.

Kataka is about 83 km from Sultanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kataka is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Sultanpur district. Phulpur is about 6.2 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 26 km away. Sultanpur is about 83 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katarachunghoopur (under 2 km), Lamaban Kata (under 2 km) and Natauli (under 2 km).

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

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