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About Kathda Village

Kathda is a large village in Mandvi tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,848, made up of 1,387 males and 1,461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2009.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370465, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathda village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Mandvi
Pincode 370465
Area (hectares) 2009.11 hectares
Population 2,848
Male Population 1,387
Female Population 1,461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathda compares

By the 2011 count Kathda is the 18th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents. Its 2009.11 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 980.

Getting to Kathda

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

Kathda lies about 65 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is West Port, about 30 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 Kathda
Tehsil headquarters Mandvi 8.0 km
Nearest town Māndvi 8.0 km
Nearest railway station West Port 30 km
District headquarters Kachchh 65 km

Villages closest to Kathda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathda village had a population of 2,848. That makes it the 18th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents.

Kathda village has 1,387 males and 1,461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathda has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Kathda is 370465. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathda covers 2009.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kathda falls under Mandvi tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kathda is West Port, about 30 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kathda.

Kathda is about 65 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathda is in Mandvi tehsil of Kachchh district. Mandvi is about 8.0 km away. Māndvi is about 8.0 km away. West Port is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shirva (2.4 km), Merau (3.8 km) and Layja Nana (4.9 km).

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

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