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About Kathwari Village

Kathwari is a mid sized village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 635, made up of 313 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathwari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176047
Area (hectares) 57.91 hectares
Population 635
Male Population 313
Female Population 322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kathwari compares

By the 2011 count Kathwari is the 37th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 57.91 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Kathwari

Kathwari is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kathwari 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kathwari from other places

Kathwari lies about 10 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 1.8 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 Kathwari
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan under 2 km
Nearest railway station Nagrota 1.8 km
District headquarters Kangra 10 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 13 km

Villages closest to Kathwari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Kathwari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathwari village had a population of 635. That makes it the 37th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Kathwari village has 313 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathwari has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Kathwari is 176047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathwari covers 57.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathwari falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kathwari is Nagrota, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kathwari.

Kathwari is about 10 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathwari is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Nagrota Bagwan is about under 2 km away. Nagrota is about 1.8 km away. Kangra is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tharu (under 2 km), Lahlesar (under 2 km) and Habib Pura (under 2 km).

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

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