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About Kathut Village

Kathut is a large village in Mohammadabad tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,598, made up of 1,319 males and 1,279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.73 hectares hectares.

Kathut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathut village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Mohammadabad
Area (hectares) 246.73 hectares
Population 2,598
Male Population 1,319
Female Population 1,279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kathut compares

By the 2011 count Kathut is the 62nd largest of the 806 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents. Its 246.73 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Kathut

Kathut 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 Kathut as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kathut from other places

Kathut lies about 12 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Shahbaz Kuli, about 2.9 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 Kathut
Nearest railway station Shahbaz Kuli 2.9 km
Nearest town Muhammadābād 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammadabad 12 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 12 km

Villages closest to Kathut

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathut village had a population of 2,598. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 806 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents.

Kathut village has 1,319 males and 1,279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathut has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Kathut covers 246.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathut falls under Mohammadabad tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kathut is Shahbaz Kuli, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Kathut.

Kathut is about 12 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathut is in Mohammadabad tehsil of Ghazipur district. Shahbaz Kuli is about 2.9 km away. Muhammadābād is about 5.7 km away. Mohammadabad is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baluwa Tapa Kathut (under 2 km), Kalyanpur M Kathut (under 2 km) and Nasirabad M Shekh Ahmadpur (under 2 km).

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

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