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About Kathar Village

Kathar is a small village in Kotar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 84 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.25 hectares hectares.

Kathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Kotar
Area (hectares) 144.25 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 84
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathar compares

By the 2011 count Kathar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 144.25 hectares work out to about 1.2 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, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Kathar

Kathar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kathar as Available within <5 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 Kathar from other places

Kathar lies about 23 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Jaitwar, about 9.6 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 Kathar
Tehsil headquarters Kotar 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Jaitwar 9.6 km
District headquarters Satna 23 km

Villages closest to Kathar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathar village had a population of 167. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Kathar village has 84 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathar has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Kathar covers 144.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kathar falls under Kotar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kathar is Jaitwar, about 9.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kathar.

Kathar is about 23 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathar is in Kotar tehsil of Satna district. Kotar is about 5.4 km away. Jaitwar is about 9.6 km away. Satna is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gahiri (under 2 km), Sudamapur 444 (under 2 km) and Booda (under 2 km).

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

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