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About Katghara Village

Katghara is a mid sized village in Nawadih tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,459, made up of 745 males and 714 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katghara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Nawadih
Pincode 829144
Area (hectares) 188.75 hectares
Population 1,459
Male Population 745
Female Population 714
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Katghara compares

By the 2011 count Katghara is the 30th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,962 residents. Its 188.75 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Katghara

The census records public bus service for Katghara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katghara from other places

Katghara lies about 148 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Manjhwe, about 4.4 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 Katghara
Nearest railway station Manjhwe 4.4 km
Nearest town Hisua 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawadih 26 km
District headquarters Bokaro 148 km

Villages closest to Katghara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katghara village had a population of 1,459. That makes it the 30th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,962 residents.

Katghara village has 745 males and 714 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katghara has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Katghara is 829144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katghara covers 188.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katghara falls under Nawadih tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Katghara is Manjhwe, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Katghara.

Katghara is about 148 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katghara is in Nawadih tehsil of Bokaro district. Manjhwe is about 4.4 km away. Hisua is about 9.1 km away. Nawadih is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harladih (5.4 km), Taratanr (11 km) and Barai (17 km).

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

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