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About Kathrahi Village

Kathrahi is a large village in Bind tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,659, made up of 1,807 males and 1,852 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425 hectares hectares.

Kathrahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathrahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Bind
Area (hectares) 425 hectares
Population 3,659
Male Population 1,807
Female Population 1,852
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathrahi compares

By the 2011 count Kathrahi is the 5th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents. Its 425 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kathrahi

Kathrahi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kathrahi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kathrahi from other places

Kathrahi lies about 27 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Wena, about 13 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 Kathrahi
Tehsil headquarters Bind 2.3 km
Nearest town Bar Bigha 12 km
Nearest railway station Wena 13 km
District headquarters Nalanda 27 km

Villages closest to Kathrahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathrahi village had a population of 3,659. That makes it the 5th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents.

Kathrahi village has 1,807 males and 1,852 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathrahi has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Kathrahi covers 425 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathrahi falls under Bind tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kathrahi is Wena, about 13 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 village for Kathrahi.

Kathrahi is about 27 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathrahi is in Bind tehsil of Nalanda district. Bind is about 2.3 km away. Bar Bigha is about 12 km away. Wena 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 Gazipur (under 2 km), Suratpur (1.6 km) and Jamsari (2.2 km).

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

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