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About Kathora Village

Kathora is a mid sized village in Palasi tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,081, made up of 552 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares.

Kathora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathora village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Palasi
Area (hectares) 191 hectares
Population 1,081
Male Population 552
Female Population 529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathora compares

By the 2011 count Kathora is the 64th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Kathora

Kathora is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kathora as Available within 10+ 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 Kathora from other places

Kathora lies about 16 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 24 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 Kathora
Tehsil headquarters Palasi 10 km
District headquarters Araria 16 km
Nearest town Arāria 16 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 24 km

Villages closest to Kathora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathora village had a population of 1,081. That makes it the 64th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Kathora village has 552 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathora has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Kathora covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathora falls under Palasi tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kathora is Araria Court, about 24 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kathora.

Kathora is about 16 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathora is in Palasi tehsil of Araria district. Palasi is about 10 km away. Araria is about 16 km away. Arāria is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Behari (under 2 km), Sonakandar (under 2 km) and Khapra (under 2 km).

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

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