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About Kathrang Village

Kathrang is a mid sized village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,273, made up of 682 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathrang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathrang village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Rajaun
Pincode 813105
Area (hectares) 123 hectares
Population 1,273
Male Population 682
Female Population 591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kathrang compares

By the 2011 count Kathrang is the 60th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Kathrang

Kathrang is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kathrang as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kathrang from other places

Kathrang lies about 21 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 2.3 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 Kathrang
Nearest railway station Bela 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajaun 6.6 km
Nearest town Purāini 10 km
District headquarters Banka 21 km

Villages closest to Kathrang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathrang village had a population of 1,273. That makes it the 60th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Kathrang village has 682 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathrang has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Kathrang is 813105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathrang covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathrang falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kathrang is Bela, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kathrang.

Kathrang is about 21 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathrang is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 2.3 km away. Rajaun is about 6.6 km away. Purāini is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhansar (under 2 km), Sujal Kurma (under 2 km) and Rasulpur (under 2 km).

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

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