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About Kathura Village

Kathura is one of the larger villages in Gohana tehsil, in the district of Sonipat, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,639, made up of 5,190 males and 4,449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2670 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 131301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathura village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Sonipat
Tehsil Gohana
Pincode 131301
Area (hectares) 2670 hectares
Population 9,639
Male Population 5,190
Female Population 4,449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathura compares

By the 2011 count Kathura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,782 residents. Its 2670 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 865.

Getting to Kathura

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

Kathura lies about 44 km from Sonipat, and the nearest railway station is Rukhi, about 9.1 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 Kathura
Nearest railway station Rukhi 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Gohana 13 km
Nearest town Gohāna 13 km
District headquarters Sonipat 44 km

Villages closest to Kathura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathura village had a population of 9,639. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,782 residents.

Kathura village has 5,190 males and 4,449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathura has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 865.

The pincode recorded for Kathura is 131301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathura covers 2670 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathura falls under Gohana tehsil of Sonipat district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Kathura is Rukhi, about 9.1 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 village for Kathura.

Kathura is about 44 km from Sonipat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathura is in Gohana tehsil of Sonipat district. Rukhi is about 9.1 km away. Gohana is about 13 km away. Gohāna is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kahalpa (2.6 km), Bhanderi (3.9 km) and Mirzapur Kheri (4.8 km).

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

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