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About Kathraw Village

Kathraw is a mid sized village in Gaunaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,614, made up of 806 males and 808 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.3 hectares hectares.

Kathraw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathraw village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Gaunaha
Area (hectares) 216.3 hectares
Population 1,614
Male Population 806
Female Population 808
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
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 Kathraw compares

By the 2011 count Kathraw is the 35th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 216.3 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Kathraw

Kathraw is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kathraw 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 Kathraw from other places

Kathraw lies about 31 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Gaunaha, about 4.4 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 Kathraw
Nearest railway station Gaunaha 4.4 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 19 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 31 km

Villages closest to Kathraw

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathraw village had a population of 1,614. That makes it the 35th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Kathraw village has 806 males and 808 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathraw has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Kathraw covers 216.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathraw falls under Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kathraw is Gaunaha, about 4.4 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 Kathraw.

Kathraw is about 31 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathraw is in Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gaunaha is about 4.4 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 19 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pahkaul (under 2 km), Bendauli (under 2 km) and Kehunia Dih (under 2 km).

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

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