About Kathera Village

Kathera is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 82 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,293 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176045, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathera village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Bhoranj
Pincode	176045
Area (hectares)	28 hectares
Population	188
Male Population	82
Female Population	106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,293
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathera compares

By the 2011 count Kathera is the 162nd largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Kathera

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

Kathera lies about 34 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 13 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 Kathera
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	13 km
Nearest town	Mandi	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhoranj	30 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	34 km

Villages closest to Kathera

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

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Common questions about Kathera

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathera village had a population of 188. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Kathera village has 82 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathera has about 1293 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Kathera is 176045. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathera covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathera falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kathera is Buffer Stop, about 13 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 Kathera.

Kathera is about 34 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathera is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Buffer Stop is about 13 km away. Mandi is about 22 km away. Bhoranj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.