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About Kathra Village

Kathra is one of the larger villages in Tardih tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,336, made up of 4,372 males and 3,964 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 689 hectares hectares.

Kathra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Tardih
Area (hectares) 689 hectares
Population 8,336
Male Population 4,372
Female Population 3,964
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kathra compares

By the 2011 count Kathra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,245 residents. Its 689 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kathra

Kathra 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 Kathra as Available within village. 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kathra from other places

Kathra lies about 32 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Mandan Mishra Halt, about 8.5 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 Kathra
Tehsil headquarters Tardih 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Mandan Mishra Halt 8.5 km
Nearest town Benipur 12 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 32 km

Villages closest to Kathra

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

Common questions about Kathra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathra village had a population of 8,336. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,245 residents.

Kathra village has 4,372 males and 3,964 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathra has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Kathra covers 689 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathra falls under Tardih tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kathra is Mandan Mishra Halt, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kathra.

Kathra is about 32 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathra is in Tardih tehsil of Darbhanga district. Tardih is about 3.7 km away. Mandan Mishra Halt is about 8.5 km away. Benipur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahthor (2.1 km), Chaka (2.4 km) and Lodiami (2.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kathra today is likely to be higher.

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