About Kathar Village

Kathar is a mid sized village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,134, made up of 618 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathar village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Jalandhar I
Pincode	144106
Area (hectares)	190 hectares
Population	1,134
Male Population	618
Female Population	516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	835
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Kathar compares

By the 2011 count Kathar is the 63rd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Kathar

Kathar 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 Kathar 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 Kathar from other places

Kathar lies about 35 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Bahram, about 1.6 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 Kathar
Nearest railway station	Bahram	1.6 km
Nearest town	Banga	8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jalandhar I	35 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	35 km

Villages closest to Kathar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar I 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 Kathar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathar village had a population of 1,134. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Kathar village has 618 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathar has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Kathar is 144106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathar covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathar falls under Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kathar is Bahram, about 1.6 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 Kathar.

Kathar is about 35 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathar is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Bahram is about 1.6 km away. Banga is about 8.6 km away. Jalandhar I is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.