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About Kathora Village

Kathora is a mid sized village in Shegaon tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,114, made up of 575 males and 539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 584.79 hectares hectares.

Kathora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathora village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Shegaon
Area (hectares) 584.79 hectares
Population 1,114
Male Population 575
Female Population 539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathora compares

By the 2011 count Kathora is the 29th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,439 residents. Its 584.79 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Kathora

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

Kathora lies about 59 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Jalamb Junction, 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 Kathora
Nearest railway station Jalamb Junction 12 km
Nearest town Jalgaon Jamod 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Shegaon 20 km
District headquarters Buldana 59 km

Villages closest to Kathora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathora village had a population of 1,114. That makes it the 29th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,439 residents.

Kathora village has 575 males and 539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathora has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Kathora covers 584.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kathora falls under Shegaon tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kathora is Jalamb Junction, 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 10+ km distance for Kathora.

Kathora is about 59 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathora is in Shegaon tehsil of Buldana district. Jalamb Junction is about 12 km away. Jalgaon Jamod is about 14 km away. Shegaon is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalwad (under 2 km), Bhastan (2.4 km) and Dolarkhed (3.9 km).

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

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