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About Kathani Village

Kathani is a mid sized village in Pusour tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 921, made up of 444 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathani village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Pusour
Pincode 496440
Area (hectares) 307.08 hectares
Population 921
Male Population 444
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathani compares

By the 2011 count Kathani is the 59th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 934 residents. Its 307.08 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kathani

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

Kathani lies about 19 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kotarlia, about 18 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 Kathani
Nearest railway station Kotarlia 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Pusour 19 km
District headquarters Raigarh 19 km

Villages closest to Kathani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathani village had a population of 921. That makes it the 59th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 934 residents.

Kathani village has 444 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathani has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kathani is 496440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathani covers 307.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathani falls under Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kathani is Kotarlia, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Kathani.

Kathani is about 19 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathani is in Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district. Kotarlia is about 18 km away. Pusour is about 19 km away. Raigarh is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarda (under 2 km), Mahaloi (1.8 km) and Kodpali (1.8 km).

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

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