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About Kathaira Village

Kathaira is a large village in Koil tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,154, made up of 1,165 males and 989 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.09 hectares hectares.

Kathaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathaira village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Koil
Area (hectares) 390.09 hectares
Population 2,154
Male Population 1,165
Female Population 989
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
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 Kathaira compares

By the 2011 count Kathaira is the 114th largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents. Its 390.09 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Kathaira

Kathaira is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kathaira 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 Kathaira from other places

Kathaira lies about 26 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Sonai, 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 Kathaira
Nearest railway station Sonai 14 km
Nearest town Hāthras 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Koil 26 km
District headquarters Aligarh 26 km

Villages closest to Kathaira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathaira village had a population of 2,154. That makes it the 114th largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents.

Kathaira village has 1,165 males and 989 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathaira has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

Kathaira covers 390.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathaira falls under Koil tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kathaira is Sonai, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kathaira.

Kathaira is about 26 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathaira is in Koil tehsil of Aligarh district. Sonai is about 14 km away. Hāthras is about 18 km away. Koil is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shekha (2.3 km), Kuwagaon (6.8 km) and Kwarasi (7.1 km).

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

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