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About Kathaul Village

Kathaul is a mid sized village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,673, made up of 832 males and 841 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 491 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathaul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Pincode 854315
Area (hectares) 491 hectares
Population 1,673
Male Population 832
Female Population 841
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kathaul compares

By the 2011 count Kathaul is the 51st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 491 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kathaul

Kathaul is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kathaul as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kathaul from other places

Kathaul lies about 28 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 9.6 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 Kathaul
Nearest railway station Telta 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 10 km
Nearest town Kasba 24 km
District headquarters Purnia 28 km

Villages closest to Kathaul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathaul village had a population of 1,673. That makes it the 51st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Kathaul village has 832 males and 841 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathaul has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Kathaul is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathaul covers 491 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathaul falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kathaul is Telta, about 9.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kathaul.

Kathaul is about 28 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathaul is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Telta is about 9.6 km away. Baisi is about 10 km away. Kasba is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathaul Milik (under 2 km), Haripur Kamat (under 2 km) and Goagaon (under 2 km).

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

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