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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Katha<br />
| settlement_type = Village<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India<br />
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| subdivision_type = Country<br />
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh, India|Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Baghpat district|Baghpat]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Khekada]]<br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = Pin code<br />
| postal_code = 250101<br />
| area_code_type = [[Telephone code]]<br />
| area_code = 01234<br />
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| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]<br />
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)]]<br />
| website = {{URL|up.gov.in}}<br />
| area_total_km2 = 12.37<br />
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'''Katha''' is a village in the [[Bagpat district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Katha {{!}} Village {{!}} GeoIQ |url=https://geoiq.io/places/Katha/Village |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=geoiq.io }}{{dead link|date=April 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It is situated on the left bank of the Saharanpur Road. From Loni, it is about {{convert|16|km|abbr=on}}. Katha is on the right side of the Shahdara-Saharanpur Road. The village is situated entirely on a huge mound, whose length is about {{convert|200|m}}, breadth is {{convert|100|m}} and the height is about {{convert|16|to|18|m}}.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Rewant Vikram |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BjduAAAAMAAJ&q=bhagpat+Saharanpur+Road+ |title=Settlements in the Yamuna-Hindon Doab: An Archaeological Perspective |date=2003 |publisher=B.R. Publishing Corporation |isbn=978-81-7646-358-4 |pages=64 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=India |first=Homestays of |title=Katha Heritage Homestay – Baghpat |url=https://www.homestaysofindia.com/uttar-pradesh-katha-homestay/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=Homestays of India |language=en-us}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
Local oral histories say that Katha was once a fort from where a king called '''Raja [[Ror]]''' ruled. He was a cruel ruler, and thus God turned the village upside down, leading to it being called a palta-hua- khera.<br />
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According to the villagers, on the present border of the village (a relatively new village called Pali occupies the border area of Katha village) there was a chabutara (platform) made of grey [[sandstone]]. Flowers and human figures were built on these stones. These were a part of the [[Shiva]] temple, which is still present. However, these figures are defaced, breasts of female were cut and even the [[Lingam|Shiv linga]] of the Shiv temple is cut from a side. Some stone structural remains of the erstwhile temple complex were also noticed. The destruction of the temple appears to happen when [[Timur]] attacked the village when coming from Mudula, which may be identified with the present village of Mandaula.<br />
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The villagers also informed that on the border of the village there was a well surrounded by house-complexes from all sides. From one side, there was a steep ascent from where animals could come within this structural complex and drink water. The well had several drains. There was also a cave and its other end used to open in the fort of '''Raja''' '''[[Ror]]'''. According to the villagers, this complex was made for '''Raja''' '''[[Ror]]'s''' daughter to bathe in. However, now there are no remains of this structural complex, except a very small pond and a couple of scattered structural remains.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Rewant Vikram |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BjduAAAAMAAJ&q=Katha+king+raja+ror |title=Settlements in the Yamuna-Hindon Doab: An Archaeological Perspective |date=2003 |publisher=B.R. Publishing Corporation |isbn=978-81-7646-358-4 |pages=65 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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