About Kathara Village

Kathara is a large village in Sultanganj tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,953, made up of 1,605 males and 1,348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Sultanganj
Pincode	813213
Area (hectares)	402 hectares
Population	2,953
Male Population	1,605
Female Population	1,348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	840
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 Kathara compares

By the 2011 count Kathara is the 19th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 402 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Kathara

Kathara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kathara 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 Kathara from other places

Kathara lies about 23 km from Bhagalpur. 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 Kathara
Tehsil headquarters	Sultanganj	6.2 km
Nearest town	Sultānganj	6.2 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	23 km

Villages closest to Kathara

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

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Common questions about Kathara

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathara village had a population of 2,953. That makes it the 19th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Kathara village has 1,605 males and 1,348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathara has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Kathara is 813213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathara covers 402 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathara falls under Sultanganj tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Kathara 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 Kathara.

Kathara is about 23 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathara is in Sultanganj tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Sultanganj is about 6.2 km away. Sultānganj is about 6.2 km away. Bhagalpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.