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About Kathar Village

Kathar is a mid sized village in Girwa tehsil, in the district of Udaipur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,163, made up of 588 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 707.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Udaipur
Tehsil Girwa
Pincode 313001
Area (hectares) 707.21 hectares
Population 1,163
Male Population 588
Female Population 575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathar compares

By the 2011 count Kathar is the 119th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 707.21 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Kathar

Kathar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 10+ km distance. 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 Udaipur, and the nearest railway station is Kharwa Chanda, about 18 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 Kharwa Chanda 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Girwa 35 km
District headquarters Udaipur 35 km

Villages closest to Kathar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathar village had a population of 1,163. That makes it the 119th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Kathar village has 588 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathar has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Kathar is 313001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathar covers 707.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kathar falls under Girwa tehsil of Udaipur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kathar is Kharwa Chanda, about 18 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 Kathar.

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

Kathar is in Girwa tehsil of Udaipur district. Kharwa Chanda is about 18 km away. Girwa is about 35 km away. Udaipur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hatheedo (under 2 km), Raghunathpura (under 2 km) and Aat (under 2 km).

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

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