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About Kathara Village

Kathara is a small village in Satgawan tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 253 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Satgawan
Pincode 805132
Area (hectares) 62.93 hectares
Population 460
Male Population 253
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathara compares

By the 2011 count Kathara is the 56th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 669 residents. Its 62.93 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kathara

Kathara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kathara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kathara from other places

Kathara lies about 124 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Dewariya Kurmha Naresh Halt, about 10 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 Kathara
Nearest town Aurangābād 1.6 km
Nearest railway station Dewariya Kurmha Naresh Halt 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Satgawan 25 km
District headquarters Kodarma 124 km

Villages closest to Kathara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathara village had a population of 460. That makes it the 56th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 669 residents.

Kathara village has 253 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathara has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kathara is 805132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathara covers 62.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathara falls under Satgawan tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kathara is Dewariya Kurmha Naresh Halt, about 10 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 <5 km distance for Kathara.

Kathara is about 124 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathara is in Satgawan tehsil of Kodarma district. Aurangābād is about 1.6 km away. Dewariya Kurmha Naresh Halt is about 10 km away. Satgawan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramdih (3.4 km), Dharampur (4.4 km) and Kunda (4.6 km).

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

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