About Kathaphali Village

Kathaphali is a small village in Hemgir tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 138 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathaphali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathaphali village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Sundargarh
Tehsil	Hemgir
Pincode	770013
Area (hectares)	371 hectares
Population	281
Male Population	138
Female Population	143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,036
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 Kathaphali compares

By the 2011 count Kathaphali is the 64th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 573 residents. Its 371 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kathaphali

Kathaphali is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kathaphali 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 Kathaphali from other places

Kathaphali lies about 60 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Jamga, about 5.5 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 Kathaphali
Nearest railway station	Jamga	5.5 km
Nearest town	Raigarh	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hemgir	21 km
District headquarters	Sundargarh	60 km

Villages closest to Kathaphali

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

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Common questions about Kathaphali

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathaphali village had a population of 281. That makes it the 64th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 573 residents.

Kathaphali village has 138 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathaphali has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Kathaphali is 770013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathaphali covers 371 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kathaphali falls under Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kathaphali is Jamga, about 5.5 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 Kathaphali.

Kathaphali is about 60 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathaphali is in Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district. Jamga is about 5.5 km away. Raigarh is about 17 km away. Hemgir is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.