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About Jathar Village

Jathar is a large village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,067, made up of 1,548 males and 1,519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.4 hectares hectares.

Jathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jathar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Area (hectares) 133.4 hectares
Population 3,067
Male Population 1,548
Female Population 1,519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jathar compares

By the 2011 count Jathar is the 24th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 133.4 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Jathar

Jathar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jathar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jathar from other places

Jathar lies about 17 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Pranpur Road, about 7.7 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 Jathar
Nearest railway station Pranpur Road 7.7 km
District headquarters Katihar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 21 km

Villages closest to Jathar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jathar village had a population of 3,067. That makes it the 24th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Jathar village has 1,548 males and 1,519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jathar has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Jathar covers 133.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jathar falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jathar is Pranpur Road, about 7.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jathar.

Jathar is about 17 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jathar is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Pranpur Road is about 7.7 km away. Katihar is about 17 km away. Barsoi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dagrapara (2.3 km), Sitalpur (2.6 km) and Sitalpur Milik (2.6 km).

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

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