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About Kathora Village

Kathora is a small village in Fatehgarh tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 392, made up of 219 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 790 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1851.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathora village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Fatehgarh
Pincode 345027
Area (hectares) 1851.4 hectares
Population 392
Male Population 219
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 790
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathora compares

By the 2011 count Kathora is the 85th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 1851.4 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 851.

Getting to Kathora

Kathora is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kathora as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kathora from other places

Kathora lies about 19 km from Fatehgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jaisalmer, about 39 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 Kathora
Tehsil headquarters Fatehgarh 19 km
Nearest railway station Jaisalmer 39 km

Villages closest to Kathora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathora village had a population of 392. That makes it the 85th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 818 residents.

Kathora village has 219 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathora has about 790 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 851.

The pincode recorded for Kathora is 345027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathora covers 1851.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kathora falls under Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kathora is Jaisalmer, about 39 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kathora.

Kathora is about 19 km from Fatehgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathora is in Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Fatehgarh is about 19 km away. Jaisalmer is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Peethorai (2.8 km), Seetorai (2.8 km) and Sumliyai (3.3 km).

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

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