About Kathar Village

Kathar is a mid sized village in Bishnah tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,736, made up of 875 males and 861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181131, 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	Bishnah
Pincode	181131
Area (hectares)	244 hectares
Population	1,736
Male Population	875
Female Population	861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 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 12th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 244 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

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 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 Kathar from other places

Kathar lies about 25 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 15 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
Tehsil headquarters	Bishnah	11 km
Nearest railway station	Bari Brahman	15 km
Nearest town	Jammu Cantonment	21 km
District headquarters	Jammu	25 km

Villages closest to Kathar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnah 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 1,736. That makes it the 12th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Kathar village has 875 males and 861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathar has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Kathar is 181131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathar covers 244 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kathar is Bari Brahman, about 15 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 Kathar.

Kathar is about 25 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 Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. Bishnah is about 11 km away. Bari Brahman is about 15 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.