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About Katghara Village

Katghara is a small village in Hazaribag tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 40 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854108, 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 Hazaribag
Pincode 854108
Area (hectares) 185.97 hectares
Population 79
Male Population 40
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katghara compares

By the 2011 count Katghara is the 75th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 185.97 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

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 5 - 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. 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
Tehsil headquarters Hazaribag 20 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 20 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 20 km

Villages closest to Katghara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katghara village had a population of 79. That makes it the 75th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Katghara village has 40 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katghara has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Katghara is 854108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katghara covers 185.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katghara falls under Hazaribag 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 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 Hazaribag tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Padma is about 18 km away. Hazaribag is about 20 km away. Hazaribagh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandua (6.7 km), Kharba (10 km) and Tarba (10 km).

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

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