About Kathiara Village

Kathiara is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 135 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathiara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathiara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Rakkar
Pincode	177043
Area (hectares)	84.14 hectares
Population	286
Male Population	135
Female Population	151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,119
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Kathiara compares

By the 2011 count Kathiara is the 39th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 84.14 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Kathiara

Kathiara 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 Kathiara as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kathiara from other places

Kathiara lies about 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 21 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 Kathiara
Nearest railway station	Amb Andaura	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rakkar	30 km
District headquarters	Kangra	31 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	38 km

Villages closest to Kathiara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathiara village had a population of 286. That makes it the 39th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Kathiara village has 135 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathiara has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Kathiara is 177043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathiara covers 84.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathiara falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kathiara is Amb Andaura, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Kathiara is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathiara is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Amb Andaura is about 21 km away. Rakkar is about 30 km away. Kangra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.