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About Kathla Village

Kathla is a small village in Naina Devi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 406, made up of 211 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathla village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Naina Devi
Pincode 174011
Area (hectares) 188 hectares
Population 406
Male Population 211
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathla compares

By the 2011 count Kathla is the 38th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 320 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Kathla

Kathla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kathla as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kathla from other places

Kathla lies about 15 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Ghutku, 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 Kathla
Nearest railway station Ghutku 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Naina Devi 15 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 15 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 15 km

Villages closest to Kathla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Naina Devi 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 Kathla

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathla village had a population of 406. That makes it the 38th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 320 residents.

Kathla village has 211 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathla has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Kathla is 174011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathla covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathla falls under Naina Devi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kathla is Ghutku, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kathla.

Kathla is about 15 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathla is in Naina Devi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Ghutku is about 8.6 km away. Naina Devi is about 15 km away. Bilaspur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khal (10 km), Bagh (11 km) and Rauna (12 km).

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

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