About Katghara Village

Katghara is a large village in Chalkusa tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,263, made up of 1,168 males and 1,095 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katghara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Tehsil	Chalkusa
Pincode	825323
Area (hectares)	152 hectares
Population	2,263
Male Population	1,168
Female Population	1,095
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katghara compares

By the 2011 count Katghara is the 7th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,446 residents. Its 152 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Katghara

Katghara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Katghara 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 5 - 10 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 20 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Padma, about 18 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	Padma	18 km
District headquarters	Hazaribagh	20 km
Nearest town	Hazāribāgh	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chalkusa	29 km

Villages closest to Katghara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katghara village had a population of 2,263. That makes it the 7th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,446 residents.

Katghara village has 1,168 males and 1,095 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katghara has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Katghara is 825323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katghara covers 152 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katghara falls under Chalkusa tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Katghara is Padma, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Katghara.

Katghara is about 20 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katghara is in Chalkusa tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Padma is about 18 km away. Hazaribagh is about 20 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.