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About Kathawa Village

Kathawa is a mid sized village in Thathri tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 687, made up of 341 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathawa village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Thathri
Pincode 182203
Area (hectares) 114.5 hectares
Population 687
Male Population 341
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathawa compares

By the 2011 count Kathawa is the 30th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 652 residents. Its 114.5 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Kathawa

Kathawa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kathawa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kathawa from other places

Kathawa lies about 31 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Basindahar, about 17 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 Kathawa
Nearest railway station Basindahar 17 km
Nearest town Udhampur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Thathri 28 km
District headquarters Doda 31 km

Villages closest to Kathawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathawa village had a population of 687. That makes it the 30th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 652 residents.

Kathawa village has 341 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathawa has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Kathawa is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathawa covers 114.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathawa falls under Thathri tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kathawa is Basindahar, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kathawa.

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

Kathawa is in Thathri tehsil of Doda district. Basindahar is about 17 km away. Udhampur is about 24 km away. Thathri is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothi Bala (5.1 km), Kothi Pain (5.1 km) and Kencha (11 km).

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

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