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About Kathwan Village

Kathwan is a large village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,692, made up of 1,405 males and 1,287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathwan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Rajaun
Pincode 813107
Area (hectares) 372 hectares
Population 2,692
Male Population 1,405
Female Population 1,287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kathwan compares

By the 2011 count Kathwan is the 13th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 372 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Kathwan

Kathwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kathwan 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kamalpur, Kanak Chak, Karimpur and Kath Chatur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kathwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathwan village had a population of 2,692. That makes it the 13th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Kathwan village has 1,405 males and 1,287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathwan has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Kathwan is 813107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathwan covers 372 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathwan falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The census record for Kathwan notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Kathwan.

Kathwan is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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