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About Kathratanr Village

Kathratanr is a small village in Kathikund tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 31, made up of 13 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,385 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathratanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathratanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Kathikund
Pincode 814103
Area (hectares) 7.9 hectares
Population 31
Male Population 13
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,385
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathratanr compares

By the 2011 count Kathratanr is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 372 residents. Its 7.9 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Kathratanr

Kathratanr is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kathratanr as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kathratanr from other places

Kathratanr lies about 30 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Jama, about 28 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 Kathratanr
Nearest railway station Jama 28 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Kathikund 30 km
District headquarters Dumka 30 km

Villages closest to Kathratanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathratanr village had a population of 31. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 372 residents.

Kathratanr village has 13 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathratanr has about 1385 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Kathratanr is 814103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathratanr covers 7.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathratanr falls under Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kathratanr is Jama, about 28 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 10+ km distance for Kathratanr.

Kathratanr is about 30 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathratanr is in Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district. Jama is about 28 km away. Jāmtāra is about 28 km away. Kathikund is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Astajora (3.8 km), Telia Chak Bazar (4.3 km) and Amgachhi (4.8 km).

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

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