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About Kathrain Village

Kathrain is a large village in Charpokhari tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,031, made up of 1,049 males and 982 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169 hectares hectares.

Kathrain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathrain village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Charpokhari
Area (hectares) 169 hectares
Population 2,031
Male Population 1,049
Female Population 982
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Kathrain compares

By the 2011 count Kathrain is the 15th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents. Its 169 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Kathrain

Kathrain is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kathrain 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. The nearest villages by name are Janea Dih, Kalianpur, Kanai and Kashi Dih. 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 Kathrain

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathrain village had a population of 2,031. That makes it the 15th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents.

Kathrain village has 1,049 males and 982 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathrain has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Kathrain covers 169 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathrain falls under Charpokhari tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

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

Kathrain is in Charpokhari tehsil of Bhojpur 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 Kathrain today is likely to be higher.

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