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About Kathiara Village

Kathiara is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 420, made up of 201 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathiara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathiara village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182201
Area (hectares) 56.3 hectares
Population 420
Male Population 201
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathiara compares

By the 2011 count Kathiara is the 51st largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 56.3 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Kathiara

Kathiara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kathiara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kathiara from other places

Kathiara lies about 48 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 36 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
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 30 km
Nearest railway station Budhi 36 km
Nearest town Kathua 41 km
District headquarters Doda 48 km

Villages closest to Kathiara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathiara village had a population of 420. That makes it the 51st largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Kathiara village has 201 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathiara has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Kathiara is 182201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathiara covers 56.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathiara falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kathiara is Budhi, about 36 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kathiara.

Kathiara is about 48 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathiara is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 30 km away. Budhi is about 36 km away. Kathua is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Katoch (under 2 km), Chakka (under 2 km) and Derka (under 2 km).

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

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