About Kathar Village

Kathar is one of the larger villages in Simri tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,243, made up of 3,225 males and 3,018 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348.8 hectares hectares.

Kathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Simri
Area (hectares)	348.8 hectares
Population	6,243
Male Population	3,225
Female Population	3,018
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Kathar compares

By the 2011 count Kathar is the 5th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents. Its 348.8 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Kathar

Kathar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kathar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kathar from other places

Kathar lies about 24 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Twining Ganj, about 3.0 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 Kathar
Nearest railway station	Twining Ganj	3.0 km
Nearest town	Dumraon	7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Simri	11 km
District headquarters	Buxar	24 km

Villages closest to Kathar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathar village had a population of 6,243. That makes it the 5th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents.

Kathar village has 3,225 males and 3,018 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathar has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Kathar covers 348.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kathar falls under Simri tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kathar is Twining Ganj, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kathar.

Kathar is about 24 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathar is in Simri tehsil of Buxar district. Twining Ganj is about 3.0 km away. Dumraon is about 7.8 km away. Simri is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.