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About Kathrapali Village

Kathrapali is a small village in Gharghoda tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 390, made up of 185 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 452.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathrapali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathrapali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Gharghoda
Pincode 496111
Area (hectares) 452.91 hectares
Population 390
Male Population 185
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathrapali compares

By the 2011 count Kathrapali is the 58th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 875 residents. Its 452.91 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1038.

Getting to Kathrapali

Kathrapali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kathrapali as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kathrapali from other places

Kathrapali lies about 3.5 km from Raigarh. 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 Kathrapali
District headquarters Raigarh 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Gharghoda 28 km

Villages closest to Kathrapali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathrapali village had a population of 390. That makes it the 58th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 875 residents.

Kathrapali village has 185 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathrapali has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Kathrapali is 496111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathrapali covers 452.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kathrapali falls under Gharghoda tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kathrapali notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kathrapali.

Kathrapali is about 3.5 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathrapali is in Gharghoda tehsil of Raigarh district. Raigarh is about 3.5 km away. Gharghoda is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patrapali (under 2 km), Saraipali (2.6 km) and Rai (3.5 km).

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

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