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About Kathalbari Village

Kathalbari is a mid sized village in Bahadurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,364, made up of 708 males and 656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathalbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathalbari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Bahadurganj
Pincode 855107
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 1,364
Male Population 708
Female Population 656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathalbari compares

By the 2011 count Kathalbari is the 44th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kathalbari

Kathalbari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kathalbari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kathalbari from other places

Kathalbari lies about 29 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 6.4 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 Kathalbari
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahadurganj 13 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 13 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 29 km

Villages closest to Kathalbari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathalbari village had a population of 1,364. That makes it the 44th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents.

Kathalbari village has 708 males and 656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathalbari has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kathalbari is 855107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathalbari covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathalbari falls under Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kathalbari is Pawakhali, about 6.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kathalbari.

Kathalbari is about 29 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathalbari is in Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Pawakhali is about 6.4 km away. Bahadurganj is about 13 km away. Bahādurganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duadangi (2.3 km), Brahmotar Gachh (3.2 km) and Gurgaon (4.3 km).

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

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