About Kathia Village

Kathia is a mid sized village in Barhampur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,779, made up of 973 males and 806 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.2 hectares hectares.

Kathia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Barhampur
Area (hectares)	33.2 hectares
Population	1,779
Male Population	973
Female Population	806
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	828
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathia compares

By the 2011 count Kathia is the 34th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,016 residents. Its 33.2 hectares work out to about 54 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Kathia

Kathia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kathia 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kathia from other places

Kathia lies about 13 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Tajpur Dehma, about 5.8 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 Kathia
Nearest railway station	Tajpur Dehma	5.8 km
District headquarters	Buxar	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhampur	35 km

Villages closest to Kathia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathia village had a population of 1,779. That makes it the 34th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,016 residents.

Kathia village has 973 males and 806 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathia has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Kathia covers 33.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 54 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kathia falls under Barhampur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kathia is Tajpur Dehma, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 Kathia.

Kathia is about 13 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathia is in Barhampur tehsil of Buxar district. Tajpur Dehma is about 5.8 km away. Buxar is about 13 km away. Barhampur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.