About Kathairu Village

Kathairu is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 51 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,314 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176088, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathairu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathairu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Baijnath
Pincode	176088
Area (hectares)	41.68 hectares
Population	118
Male Population	51
Female Population	67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,314
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathairu compares

By the 2011 count Kathairu is the 161st largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 41.68 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Kathairu

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

Kathairu lies about 54 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kathyaru, about under 2 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 Kathairu
Nearest railway station	Kathyaru	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baijnath	17 km
Nearest town	Mandi	38 km
District headquarters	Kangra	54 km

Villages closest to Kathairu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathairu village had a population of 118. That makes it the 161st largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Kathairu village has 51 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathairu has about 1314 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Kathairu is 176088. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathairu covers 41.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathairu falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kathairu is Kathyaru, about under 2 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 Kathairu.

Kathairu is about 54 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathairu is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Kathyaru is about under 2 km away. Baijnath is about 17 km away. Mandi is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.