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About Kathgaon Village

Kathgaon is a mid sized village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 682, made up of 334 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 927 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathgaon village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Dumri
Pincode 835230
Area (hectares) 927 hectares
Population 682
Male Population 334
Female Population 348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kathgaon is the 30th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 927 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Kathgaon

Kathgaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kathgaon as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kanji, Karamdon, Kararwani and Karni. 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 Kathgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathgaon village had a population of 682. That makes it the 30th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Kathgaon village has 334 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathgaon has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Kathgaon is 835230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathgaon covers 927 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kathgaon falls under Dumri tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kathgaon notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kathgaon.

Kathgaon is in Dumri tehsil of Gumla 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 Kathgaon today is likely to be higher.

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