About Kathghara Village

Kathghara is a large village in Salkhua tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,160, made up of 1,128 males and 1,032 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.94 hectares hectares.

Kathghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathghara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Salkhua
Area (hectares)	222.94 hectares
Population	2,160
Male Population	1,128
Female Population	1,032
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathghara compares

By the 2011 count Kathghara is the 21st largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 222.94 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Kathghara

Kathghara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kathghara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kathghara from other places

Kathghara lies about 18 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Simri Bakhtiyarpur, about 8.6 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 Kathghara
Nearest railway station	Simri Bakhtiyarpur	8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Salkhua	12 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	15 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	18 km

Villages closest to Kathghara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathghara village had a population of 2,160. That makes it the 21st largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Kathghara village has 1,128 males and 1,032 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathghara has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

Kathghara covers 222.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathghara falls under Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kathghara is Simri Bakhtiyarpur, about 8.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kathghara.

Kathghara is about 18 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathghara is in Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district. Simri Bakhtiyarpur is about 8.6 km away. Salkhua is about 12 km away. Bangaon is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.