About Kathrai Village

Kathrai is a mid sized village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,842, made up of 948 males and 894 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.4 hectares hectares.

Kathrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathrai village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Rajpur
Area (hectares)	301.4 hectares
Population	1,842
Male Population	948
Female Population	894
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
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 Kathrai compares

By the 2011 count Kathrai is the 38th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents. Its 301.4 hectares work out to about 6.1 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 925.

Getting to Kathrai

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

Kathrai lies about 31 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Chausa, about 23 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 Kathrai
Tehsil headquarters	Rajpur	12 km
Nearest railway station	Chausa	23 km
Nearest town	Nokha	27 km
District headquarters	Buxar	31 km

Villages closest to Kathrai

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 Kathrai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathrai village had a population of 1,842. That makes it the 38th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents.

Kathrai village has 948 males and 894 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathrai has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Kathrai covers 301.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathrai falls under Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kathrai is Chausa, about 23 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 Kathrai.

Kathrai is about 31 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathrai is in Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district. Rajpur is about 12 km away. Chausa is about 23 km away. Nokha is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.