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About Kathara Village

Kathara is a mid sized village in Laundi tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,673, made up of 921 males and 752 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1028.12 hectares hectares.

Kathara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Laundi
Area (hectares) 1028.12 hectares
Population 1,673
Male Population 921
Female Population 752
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 817
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathara compares

By the 2011 count Kathara is the 16th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents. Its 1028.12 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 871.

Getting to Kathara

Kathara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kathara as Available within village. 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 Kathara from other places

Kathara lies about 47 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Singhpur Dumra, about 12 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
Tehsil headquarters Laundi 6.1 km
Nearest town Lauri 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Singhpur Dumra 12 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 47 km

Villages closest to Kathara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Laundi 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 1,673. That makes it the 16th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents.

Kathara village has 921 males and 752 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathara has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 871.

Kathara covers 1028.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kathara falls under Laundi tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kathara is Singhpur Dumra, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kathara.

Kathara is about 47 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathara is in Laundi tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Laundi is about 6.1 km away. Lauri is about 6.1 km away. Singhpur Dumra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madwa (1.7 km), Ratanpara (2.3 km) and Bagmau (4.0 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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