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About Kathalbari Village

Kathalbari is a mid sized village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,432, made up of 710 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathalbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathalbari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Pathna
Pincode 815101
Area (hectares) 124.46 hectares
Population 1,432
Male Population 710
Female Population 722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
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 Kathalbari compares

By the 2011 count Kathalbari is the 16th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 124.46 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Kathalbari

Kathalbari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kathalbari 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 Kathalbari from other places

Kathalbari lies about 40 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bakudi, about under 2 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 Kathalbari
Nearest railway station Bakudi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathna 8.2 km
Nearest town Farakka 16 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 40 km

Villages closest to Kathalbari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathalbari village had a population of 1,432. That makes it the 16th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Kathalbari village has 710 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathalbari has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Kathalbari is 815101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathalbari covers 124.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathalbari falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kathalbari is Bakudi, about under 2 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 Kathalbari.

Kathalbari is about 40 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathalbari is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Bakudi is about under 2 km away. Pathna is about 8.2 km away. Farakka is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansbhita (under 2 km), Saroapur (under 2 km) and Surunga (under 2 km).

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

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