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About Kathmunda Village

Kathmunda is a small village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 238 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494776, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathmunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathmunda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Takhatpur
Pincode 494776
Area (hectares) 244.21 hectares
Population 481
Male Population 238
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathmunda compares

By the 2011 count Kathmunda is the 144th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 244.21 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Kathmunda

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

Kathmunda lies about 29 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 17 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 Kathmunda
Tehsil headquarters Takhatpur 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Kalmitar 17 km
Nearest town Mungeli 26 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 29 km

Villages closest to Kathmunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathmunda village had a population of 481. That makes it the 144th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Kathmunda village has 238 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathmunda has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Kathmunda is 494776. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathmunda covers 244.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kathmunda falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kathmunda is Kalmitar, about 17 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kathmunda.

Kathmunda is about 29 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathmunda is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Takhatpur is about 7.2 km away. Kalmitar is about 17 km away. Mungeli is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakariya (under 2 km), Chhirha Kapa (1.7 km) and Umariya (1.8 km).

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

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