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About Kathlaur Village

Kathlaur is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 639, made up of 317 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1021 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathlaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathlaur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 143534
Area (hectares) 1021 hectares
Population 639
Male Population 317
Female Population 322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kathlaur compares

By the 2011 count Kathlaur is the 184th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 1021 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 934.

Getting to Kathlaur

Kathlaur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kathlaur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kathlaur from other places

Kathlaur lies about 23 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Parmanand, about 9.6 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 Kathlaur
Nearest railway station Parmanand 9.6 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 20 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 23 km

Villages closest to Kathlaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathlaur village had a population of 639. That makes it the 184th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Kathlaur village has 317 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathlaur has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Kathlaur is 143534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathlaur covers 1021 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kathlaur falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kathlaur is Parmanand, about 9.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kathlaur.

Kathlaur is about 23 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathlaur is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Parmanand is about 9.6 km away. Dīnānagar is about 12 km away. Pathankot 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 Barkat (under 2 km), Chhaurian (under 2 km) and Shahpur Gopi (under 2 km).

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

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