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About Kathua Village

Kathua is one of the larger villages in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,075, made up of 2,677 males and 2,398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334 hectares hectares.

Kathua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 334 hectares
Population 5,075
Male Population 2,677
Female Population 2,398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
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 Kathua compares

By the 2011 count Kathua is the 8th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 334 hectares work out to about 15 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 936.

Getting to Kathua

Kathua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kathua 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 Kathua from other places

Kathua lies about 7.8 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Ranipatra, about 2.2 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 Kathua
Nearest railway station Ranipatra 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 7.8 km
District headquarters Purnia 7.8 km

Villages closest to Kathua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 Kathua

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathua village had a population of 5,075. That makes it the 8th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Kathua village has 2,677 males and 2,398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathua has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Kathua covers 334 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kathua falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kathua is Ranipatra, about 2.2 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 Kathua.

Kathua is about 7.8 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathua is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Ranipatra is about 2.2 km away. Purnia East is about 7.8 km away. Purnia is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranipatra (under 2 km), Chandi (1.7 km) and Raipur Ranipatra (1.9 km).

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

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