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| name = Katakasahar<br />
| native_name = କଟକସହର<br />
| native_name_lang = or<br />
| settlement_type = Village<br />
| image_skyline = <br />
| image_caption = <br />
| pushpin_map = India Odisha<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Odisha, India<br />
| coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Odisha]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Odisha|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Nayagarh district|Nayagarh]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Ranapur, Odisha|Ranapur]]<br />
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj|Gram Panchayat]]<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_total_km2 = 0.76<br />
| elevation_m = <br />
| population_total = 655<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 752024<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 06755<br />
| registration_plate = OD-25<br />
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Census of India|Census code]]<br />
| blank_info_sec1 = 406971<br />
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{{About|the village in Nayagarh district|the city often referred to as Kataka|Cuttack}}<br />
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'''Katakasahar''' (also spelled ''Katakasahara'') is a village in the [[Ranapur, Odisha|Ranapur]] [[Tehsil]] of [[Nayagarh district]] in the Indian state of [[Odisha]]. It falls under the administrative jurisdiction of the Ranapur [[Community Development Block]].<ref name="Census2011">{{cite web|title=Census of India 2011: District Census Handbook - Nayagarh, Part XII-B|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/study/PC11_PCA-TV-2116|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]|access-date=22 January 2026|format=PDF}}</ref><br />
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== Geography ==<br />
Katakasahar is located in the eastern part of [[Nayagarh district]]. The village covers a total geographical area of {{convert|76|ha|acre}}.<ref name="Census2011"/> It is situated approximately {{convert|30|km}} from the district headquarters [[Nayagarh]] and is part of the Ranapur police station jurisdiction.<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Katakasahar had a total population of 655, split between 334 males and 321 females.<ref name="Census2011"/> The village comprises approximately 150 households. The literacy rate and other socio-economic indicators are recorded in the Primary Census Abstract of the District Census Handbook.<ref>{{cite web|title=Village & Town Directory - Nayagarh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/960|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Odisha|access-date=22 January 2026}}</ref><br />
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== Administration ==<br />
The village is administered by a [[Sarpanch]], who is the elected representative of the village under the [[Constitution of India]] and the [[Panchayati Raj (India)|Panchayati Raj]] act.<ref>{{cite news|title=Panchayati Raj Institutions in Odisha|url=https://panchayat.odisha.gov.in/|publisher=Government of Odisha|access-date=22 January 2026}}</ref><br />
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== Transport ==<br />
The village is connected by local district roads to the tehsil headquarters in Ranapur. The nearest major railway station is [[Khurda Road Junction railway station|Khurda Road Junction]], while the nearest airport is [[Biju Patnaik International Airport]] in [[Bhubaneswar]].<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Nayagarh district]]<br />
* [[Ranapur, Odisha]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://nayagarh.odisha.gov.in/ Official Website of Nayagarh District]<br />
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