About Kathar Village

Kathar is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 207, made up of 95 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,179 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Pachhad
Pincode	173024
Area (hectares)	285 hectares
Population	207
Male Population	95
Female Population	112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,179
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathar compares

By the 2011 count Kathar is the 89th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 285 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kathar

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

Kathar lies about 16 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 41 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 Kathar
Nearest town	Nāhan	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pachhad	16 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	16 km
Nearest railway station	Barog	41 km

Villages closest to Kathar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathar village had a population of 207. That makes it the 89th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Kathar village has 95 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathar has about 1179 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Kathar is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathar covers 285 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kathar falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kathar is Barog, about 41 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 Kathar.

Kathar is about 16 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathar is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nāhan is about 4.5 km away. Pachhad is about 16 km away. Sirmaur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.