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About Kathana Village

Kathana is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 579, made up of 297 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathana village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144205
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 579
Male Population 297
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kathana compares

By the 2011 count Kathana is the 187th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Kathana

The census records public bus service for Kathana as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kathana from other places

Kathana lies about 38 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Garna Sahib, about 2.0 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 Kathana
Nearest railway station Garna Sahib 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 4.7 km
Nearest town Dasūya 4.7 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 38 km

Villages closest to Kathana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathana village had a population of 579. That makes it the 187th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Kathana village has 297 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathana has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kathana is 144205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathana covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathana falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kathana is Garna Sahib, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kathana.

Kathana is about 38 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathana is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garna Sahib is about 2.0 km away. Dasua is about 4.7 km away. Dasūya is about 4.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhingar Kalan (under 2 km), Kalajhingar (under 2 km) and Shahpur (under 2 km).

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

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