About Kathtar Village

Kathtar is a mid sized village in Chausa tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 814, made up of 431 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441 hectares hectares.

Kathtar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathtar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Chausa
Area (hectares)	441 hectares
Population	814
Male Population	431
Female Population	383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kathtar compares

By the 2011 count Kathtar is the 34th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,850 residents. Its 441 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kathtar

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

How far is Kathtar from other places

Kathtar lies about 14 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Barakalan, about 7.9 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 Kathtar
Nearest railway station	Barakalan	7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chausa	8.0 km
Nearest town	Muhammadābād	10 km
District headquarters	Buxar	14 km

Villages closest to Kathtar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathtar village had a population of 814. That makes it the 34th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,850 residents.

Kathtar village has 431 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathtar has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Kathtar covers 441 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kathtar falls under Chausa tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kathtar is Barakalan, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kathtar.

Kathtar is about 14 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathtar is in Chausa tehsil of Buxar district. Barakalan is about 7.9 km away. Chausa is about 8.0 km away. Muhammadābād is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.