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About Kathgarh Village

Kathgarh is a large village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,527, made up of 1,788 males and 1,739 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 579.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Pincode 152024
Area (hectares) 579.12 hectares
Population 3,527
Male Population 1,788
Female Population 1,739
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kathgarh compares

By the 2011 count Kathgarh is the 12th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents. Its 579.12 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Kathgarh

Kathgarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kathgarh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kathgarh from other places

Kathgarh lies about 57 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Roranwala, about 7.3 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 Kathgarh
Nearest railway station Roranwala 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalabad 11 km
Nearest town Jalālābād 11 km
District headquarters Firozpur 57 km

Villages closest to Kathgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathgarh village had a population of 3,527. That makes it the 12th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Kathgarh village has 1,788 males and 1,739 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathgarh has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Kathgarh is 152024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathgarh covers 579.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathgarh falls under Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kathgarh is Roranwala, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kathgarh.

Kathgarh is about 57 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathgarh is in Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district. Roranwala is about 7.3 km away. Jalalabad is about 11 km away. Jalālābād is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Gulam Rasulwala (1.6 km), Roranwala Urf Tarewali (2.3 km) and Paliwala (2.7 km).

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

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