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About Kathar Village

Kathar is a large village in Rampur Naikin tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,428, made up of 1,250 males and 1,178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 819.07 hectares hectares.

Kathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Rampur Naikin
Area (hectares) 819.07 hectares
Population 2,428
Male Population 1,250
Female Population 1,178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathar compares

By the 2011 count Kathar is the 18th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 819.07 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kathar

Kathar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kathar 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 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 24 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Joba, about 27 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 Rampur Naikin 18 km
District headquarters Sidhi 24 km
Nearest railway station Joba 27 km

Villages closest to Kathar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampur Naikin 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 2,428. That makes it the 18th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Kathar village has 1,250 males and 1,178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathar has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Kathar covers 819.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathar falls under Rampur Naikin tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kathar is Joba, about 27 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kathar.

Kathar is about 24 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathar is in Rampur Naikin tehsil of Sidhi district. Rampur Naikin is about 18 km away. Sidhi is about 24 km away. Joba is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakdaur (3.7 km), Beldah (4.0 km) and Beldahi (4.0 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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