About Kathwara Village

Kathwara is a mid sized village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,338, made up of 713 males and 625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathwara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Jamua
Pincode	825412
Area (hectares)	98.9 hectares
Population	1,338
Male Population	713
Female Population	625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	877
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathwara compares

By the 2011 count Kathwara is the 55th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 98.9 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Kathwara

Kathwara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kathwara 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 Kathwara from other places

Kathwara lies about 140 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 30 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 Kathwara
Nearest town	Chatrā	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jamua	19 km
Nearest railway station	Katkamsandi	30 km
District headquarters	Giridih	140 km

Villages closest to Kathwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathwara village had a population of 1,338. That makes it the 55th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Kathwara village has 713 males and 625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathwara has about 877 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 Kathwara is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathwara covers 98.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathwara falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kathwara is Katkamsandi, about 30 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 Kathwara.

Kathwara is about 140 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathwara is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Chatrā is about 5.9 km away. Jamua is about 19 km away. Katkamsandi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.