About Kathaja Village

Kathaja is a mid sized village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 688, made up of 374 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathaja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathaja village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Rajpur
Pincode	802122
Area (hectares)	110 hectares
Population	688
Male Population	374
Female Population	314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	840
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathaja compares

By the 2011 count Kathaja is the 98th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Kathaja

Kathaja is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kathaja as Available within 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 Kathaja from other places

Kathaja lies about 26 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Karahia Halt, about 12 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 Kathaja
Tehsil headquarters	Rajpur	7.1 km
Nearest railway station	Karahia Halt	12 km
District headquarters	Buxar	26 km

Villages closest to Kathaja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathaja village had a population of 688. That makes it the 98th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents.

Kathaja village has 374 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathaja has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Kathaja is 802122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathaja covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathaja falls under Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kathaja is Karahia Halt, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kathaja.

Kathaja is about 26 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathaja is in Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district. Rajpur is about 7.1 km away. Karahia Halt is about 12 km away. Buxar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.