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About Kathigarh Village

Kathigarh is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 725, made up of 375 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathigarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathigarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144222
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 725
Male Population 375
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kathigarh compares

By the 2011 count Kathigarh is the 134th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kathigarh

Kathigarh 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 Kathigarh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kathigarh from other places

Kathigarh lies about 49 km from Hoshiarpur. 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 Kathigarh
Nearest town Talwāra 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 16 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 49 km

Villages closest to Kathigarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathigarh village had a population of 725. That makes it the 134th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Kathigarh village has 375 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathigarh has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Kathigarh is 144222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathigarh covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathigarh falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Kathigarh notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Kathigarh is about 49 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathigarh is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Talwāra is about 9.7 km away. Mukerian is about 16 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalota (under 2 km), Chikarial (under 2 km) and Handwal (under 2 km).

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

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