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About Kathri Village

Kathri is a small village in Ramban tehsil, in the district of Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 209 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182443, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathri village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ramban
Tehsil Ramban
Pincode 182443
Area (hectares) 90.2 hectares
Population 401
Male Population 209
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathri compares

By the 2011 count Kathri is the 84th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,604 residents. Its 90.2 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Kathri

Kathri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kathri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kathri from other places

Kathri lies about 13 km from Ramban, 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 Kathri
Tehsil headquarters Ramban 13 km
Nearest railway station Basindahar 17 km
Nearest town Udhampur 24 km

Villages closest to Kathri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathri village had a population of 401. That makes it the 84th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,604 residents.

Kathri village has 209 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathri has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Kathri is 182443. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathri covers 90.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathri falls under Ramban tehsil of Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kathri 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kathri.

Kathri is about 13 km from Ramban in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathri is in Ramban tehsil of Ramban district. Ramban is about 13 km away. Basindahar is about 17 km away. Udhampur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balwat (3.2 km), Sanasar (3.8 km) and Sana (4.5 km).

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

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