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About Kathari Village

Kathari is a large village in Siwana tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,250, made up of 2,208 males and 2,042 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2199.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathari village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Siwana
Pincode 344043
Area (hectares) 2199.21 hectares
Population 4,250
Male Population 2,208
Female Population 2,042
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathari compares

By the 2011 count Kathari is the 12th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,129 residents. Its 2199.21 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Kathari

Kathari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kathari 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 Kathari from other places

Kathari lies about 115 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Balwara, about 4.6 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 Kathari
Nearest railway station Balwara 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Siwana 17 km
Nearest town Siwāna 17 km
District headquarters Barmer 115 km

Villages closest to Kathari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathari village had a population of 4,250. That makes it the 12th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,129 residents.

Kathari village has 2,208 males and 2,042 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathari has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Kathari is 344043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathari covers 2199.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kathari falls under Siwana tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kathari is Balwara, about 4.6 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 Kathari.

Kathari is about 115 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathari is in Siwana tehsil of Barmer district. Balwara is about 4.6 km away. Siwana is about 17 km away. Siwāna is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darbala (3.6 km), Ramniya (5.2 km) and Dheera (6.0 km).

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

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