About Kathgarh Village

Kathgarh is a large village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,372, made up of 1,269 males and 1,103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 484 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathgarh village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Balachaur
Pincode	144522
Area (hectares)	484 hectares
Population	2,372
Male Population	1,269
Female Population	1,103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	869
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathgarh compares

By the 2011 count Kathgarh is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 484 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 937.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 31 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 14 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 town	Māchhīwāra	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balachaur	14 km
Nearest railway station	Khamanon	14 km
District headquarters	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar	31 km

Villages closest to Kathgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathgarh village had a population of 2,372. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Kathgarh village has 1,269 males and 1,103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathgarh has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Kathgarh is 144522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathgarh covers 484 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathgarh falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kathgarh is Khamanon, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kathgarh is about 31 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathgarh is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Māchhīwāra is about 10 km away. Balachaur is about 14 km away. Khamanon is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.