About Kathwan Village

Kathwan is a small village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 108 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 812006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Shahkund
Pincode	812006
Area (hectares)	52 hectares
Population	221
Male Population	108
Female Population	113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,046
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 Kathwan compares

By the 2011 count Kathwan is the 88th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Kathwan

Kathwan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kapsena, Karanpur, Karharia and Kasba Kherhi. 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.

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Common questions about Kathwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathwan village had a population of 221. That makes it the 88th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Kathwan village has 108 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathwan has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Kathwan is 812006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathwan covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathwan falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Kathwan notes the nearest railway station 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 Kathwan.

Kathwan is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur 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.