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About Kathara Village

Kathara is a small village in Sangrampur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 280, made up of 155 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 806 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares.

Kathara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Sangrampur
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 280
Male Population 155
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 806
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kathara compares

By the 2011 count Kathara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,534 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 882.

Getting to Kathara

Kathara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kathara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kathara from other places

Kathara lies about 50 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Teghra, about 6.0 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 Kathara
Nearest town Bāruni 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Teghra 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sangrampur 27 km
District headquarters Munger 50 km

Villages closest to Kathara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathara village had a population of 280. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,534 residents.

Kathara village has 155 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathara has about 806 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 882.

Kathara covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathara falls under Sangrampur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kathara is Teghra, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kathara.

Kathara is about 50 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathara is in Sangrampur tehsil of Munger district. Bāruni is about 5.8 km away. Teghra is about 6.0 km away. Sangrampur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makanpur (6.4 km), Ratanpura (12 km) and Sarai (14 km).

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

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