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About Kathwan Village

Kathwan is a large village in Poreyahat tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,823, made up of 1,447 males and 1,376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 693.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathwan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Poreyahat
Pincode 814153
Area (hectares) 693.17 hectares
Population 2,823
Male Population 1,447
Female Population 1,376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathwan compares

By the 2011 count Kathwan is the 10th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 693.17 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kathwan

Kathwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kathwan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kanchanrai Tola, Karam Tola, Karikadar and Kasiajor. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kathwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathwan village had a population of 2,823. That makes it the 10th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Kathwan village has 1,447 males and 1,376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathwan has about 951 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 971.

The pincode recorded for Kathwan is 814153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathwan covers 693.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathwan falls under Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kathwan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kathwan.

Kathwan is in Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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