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About Kathuwas Village

Kathuwas is a large village in Behror tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,192, made up of 1,149 males and 1,043 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 387 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathuwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathuwas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Behror
Pincode 301704
Area (hectares) 387 hectares
Population 2,192
Male Population 1,149
Female Population 1,043
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kathuwas compares

By the 2011 count Kathuwas is the 58th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,777 residents. Its 387 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Kathuwas

Kathuwas 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 Kathuwas 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 Kathuwas from other places

Kathuwas lies about 69 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathuwas, about under 2 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 Kathuwas
Nearest railway station Kathuwas under 2 km
Nearest town Mahendragarh 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Behror 28 km
District headquarters Alwar 69 km

Villages closest to Kathuwas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathuwas village had a population of 2,192. That makes it the 58th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,777 residents.

Kathuwas village has 1,149 males and 1,043 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathuwas has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Kathuwas is 301704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathuwas covers 387 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathuwas falls under Behror tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kathuwas is Kathuwas, about under 2 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 Kathuwas.

Kathuwas is about 69 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathuwas is in Behror tehsil of Alwar district. Kathuwas is about under 2 km away. Mahendragarh is about 24 km away. Behror is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hudiya Khurd (2.0 km), Hudiya Kalan (2.7 km) and Jaitpur (3.0 km).

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

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