About Kathna Village

Kathna is a mid sized village in Kharagpur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,880, made up of 975 males and 905 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares.

Kathna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Tehsil	Kharagpur
Area (hectares)	57 hectares
Population	1,880
Male Population	975
Female Population	905
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
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 Kathna compares

By the 2011 count Kathna is the 31st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Kathna

Kathna is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kathna 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 Kathna from other places

Kathna lies about 33 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 20 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 Kathna
Tehsil headquarters	Kharagpur	4.6 km
Nearest railway station	Khariapipra Halt	20 km
District headquarters	Munger	33 km

Villages closest to Kathna

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

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Common questions about Kathna

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathna village had a population of 1,880. That makes it the 31st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents.

Kathna village has 975 males and 905 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathna has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

Kathna covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kathna falls under Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kathna is Khariapipra Halt, about 20 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 Kathna.

Kathna is about 33 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathna is in Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district. Kharagpur is about 4.6 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 20 km away. Munger is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.