Skip to main content

About Kathor Village

Kathor is a small village in Dharhara tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 347, made up of 186 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares.

Kathor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathor village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Dharhara
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 347
Male Population 186
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kathor compares

By the 2011 count Kathor is the 62nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Kathor

Kathor is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kathor 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kathor from other places

Kathor lies about 19 km from Munger. 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 Kathor
Tehsil headquarters Dharhara 5.5 km
Nearest town Jamālpur 14 km
District headquarters Munger 19 km

Villages closest to Kathor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathor village had a population of 347. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Kathor village has 186 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathor has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

Kathor covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathor falls under Dharhara tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The census record for Kathor notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kathor.

Kathor is about 19 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathor is in Dharhara tehsil of Munger district. Dharhara is about 5.5 km away. Jamālpur is about 14 km away. Munger is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jatkuta (under 2 km), Dharampur (under 2 km) and Bangalma (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.