About Kathanpura Village

Kathanpura is a large village in Noorsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,327, made up of 1,213 males and 1,114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares.

Kathanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathanpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Noorsarai
Area (hectares)	173 hectares
Population	2,327
Male Population	1,213
Female Population	1,114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kathanpura compares

By the 2011 count Kathanpura is the 27th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Kathanpura

Kathanpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kathanpura 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kathanpura from other places

Kathanpura lies about under 2 km from Nalanda. 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 Kathanpura
Tehsil headquarters	Noorsarai	under 2 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	under 2 km
Nearest town	Bihār Sharīf	11 km

Villages closest to Kathanpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathanpura village had a population of 2,327. That makes it the 27th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents.

Kathanpura village has 1,213 males and 1,114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathanpura has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Kathanpura covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathanpura falls under Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The census record for Kathanpura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Kathanpura.

Kathanpura is about under 2 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathanpura is in Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Noorsarai is about under 2 km away. Nalanda is about under 2 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.