Katha observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttar Pradesh.
Katha is a village in Khekada mandal, Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 8,525 across 1,400 households. The village has a literacy rate of 62% and is located at 26.274°N, 78.939°E with postal code 250609.
By population, Katha ranks #2 of 52 villages in Khekada mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Katha is a village of 8,525 people in 1,400 households (Census 2011) in Khekada tehsil, Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh, the 2nd-largest of 52 villages in Khekada tehsil. Literacy is 62%, about the same as the tehsil average of 62% and the sex ratio is 855 women per 1,000 men. It lies 248 km from the Baghpat district centre, 26 km from Umri, the nearest town, 38 km from Konch railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 250609, served by Baghpat post office; the LGD village code is 119502. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, 4 km away. The sarpanch is kishanpal , and the village votes in Katra assembly constituency, represented by MLA Veer Vikram Singh. The population is estimated at 10,051 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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