About Kathari Village

Kathari is a large village in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,934, made up of 1,582 males and 1,352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares.

Kathari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathari village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Asthawan
Area (hectares)	134 hectares
Population	2,934
Male Population	1,582
Female Population	1,352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	855
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathari compares

By the 2011 count Kathari is the 20th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kathari

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

How far is Kathari from other places

Kathari lies about 20 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Bihar Sharif Junction, about 7.0 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 Kathari
Nearest railway station	Bihar Sharif Junction	7.0 km
Nearest town	Bihār Sharīf	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Asthawan	20 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	20 km

Villages closest to Kathari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathari village had a population of 2,934. That makes it the 20th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Kathari village has 1,582 males and 1,352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathari has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Kathari covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kathari falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kathari is Bihar Sharif Junction, about 7.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kathari.

Kathari is about 20 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathari is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Bihar Sharif Junction is about 7.0 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 8.5 km away. Asthawan is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.