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About Kathian Village

Kathian is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,262, made up of 663 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225 hectares hectares.

Kathian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathian village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Fatehpur
Area (hectares) 225 hectares
Population 1,262
Male Population 663
Female Population 599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathian compares

By the 2011 count Kathian is the 58th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 225 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Kathian

Kathian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kathian 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kalyanpur, Kanti, Karma and Karri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kathian

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathian village had a population of 1,262. That makes it the 58th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Kathian village has 663 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathian has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Kathian covers 225 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathian falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The census record for Kathian notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kathian is in Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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