About Kathuru Village

Kathuru is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14, made up of 9 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 556 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathuru village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sorab
Pincode	577419
Area (hectares)	137.27 hectares
Population	14
Male Population	9
Female Population	5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	556
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathuru compares

By the 2011 count Kathuru is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 137.27 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kathuru

Kathuru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kathuru as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kathuru from other places

Kathuru lies about 81 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 36 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 Kathuru
Tehsil headquarters	Sorab	15 km
Nearest town	Hāngal	28 km
Nearest railway station	Kanale	36 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	81 km

Villages closest to Kathuru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathuru village had a population of 14. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Kathuru village has 9 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathuru has about 556 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Kathuru is 577419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathuru covers 137.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kathuru falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kathuru is Kanale, about 36 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 village for Kathuru.

Kathuru is about 81 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathuru is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 15 km away. Hāngal is about 28 km away. Kanale is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.