About Kathar Village

Kathar is a mid sized village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 853, made up of 454 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathar village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Akhnoor
Pincode	181201
Area (hectares)	315.3 hectares
Population	853
Male Population	454
Female Population	399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathar compares

By the 2011 count Kathar is the 95th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 315.3 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

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 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 Kathar from other places

Kathar lies about 22 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Manwal, about 10 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 railway station	Manwal	10 km
Nearest town	Sāmba	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akhnoor	22 km
District headquarters	Jammu	22 km

Villages closest to Kathar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akhnoor 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 853. That makes it the 95th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Kathar village has 454 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathar has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Kathar is 181201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathar covers 315.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathar falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kathar is Manwal, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kathar.

Kathar is about 22 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathar is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Manwal is about 10 km away. Sāmba is about 14 km away. Akhnoor is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.