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About Kathara Village

Kathara is a small village in Majhgawan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 492, made up of 254 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1083.8 hectares hectares.

Kathara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Majhgawan
Area (hectares) 1083.8 hectares
Population 492
Male Population 254
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
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 Kathara compares

By the 2011 count Kathara is the 73rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 1083.8 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

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 <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 Kathara from other places

Kathara lies about 37 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Khutaha, about 15 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 railway station Khutaha 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Majhgawan 19 km
District headquarters Satna 37 km

Villages closest to Kathara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Majhgawan 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 492. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Kathara village has 254 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathara has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Kathara covers 1083.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kathara falls under Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kathara is Khutaha, about 15 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 Kathara.

Kathara is about 37 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathara is in Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district. Khutaha is about 15 km away. Majhgawan is about 19 km away. Satna is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Selaura (under 2 km), Jhakhaura (2.1 km) and Kolkhata (2.3 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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