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About Kathawa Village

Kathawa is a small village in Mainpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 85, made up of 42 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 489.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathawa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Mainpur
Pincode 493888
Area (hectares) 489.93 hectares
Population 85
Male Population 42
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathawa compares

By the 2011 count Kathawa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 739 residents. Its 489.93 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Kathawa

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

Kathawa lies about 132 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Turekala Road, about 61 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 Kathawa
Tehsil headquarters Mainpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Turekala Road 61 km
Nearest town Kantābānji 66 km
District headquarters Raipur 132 km

Villages closest to Kathawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathawa village had a population of 85. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 739 residents.

Kathawa village has 42 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathawa has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Kathawa is 493888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathawa covers 489.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kathawa falls under Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kathawa is Turekala Road, about 61 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 Kathawa.

Kathawa is about 132 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathawa is in Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district. Mainpur is about 12 km away. Turekala Road is about 61 km away. Kantābānji is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulhadighat (under 2 km), Deodongar (under 2 km) and Gawarmund (4.2 km).

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

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