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About Katwar Village

Katwar is a large village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,783, made up of 1,435 males and 1,348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katwar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Pincode 273212
Area (hectares) 171.25 hectares
Population 2,783
Male Population 1,435
Female Population 1,348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katwar compares

By the 2011 count Katwar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 171.25 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Katwar

Katwar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katwar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Katwar from other places

Katwar lies about 23 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Domingarh, about 22 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 Katwar
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 11 km
Nearest railway station Domingarh 22 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 23 km

Villages closest to Katwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katwar village had a population of 2,783. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Katwar village has 1,435 males and 1,348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katwar has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Katwar is 273212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katwar covers 171.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Katwar falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katwar is Domingarh, about 22 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katwar.

Katwar is about 23 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katwar is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 11 km away. Domingarh is about 22 km away. Gorakhpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baraipar (under 2 km), Sinra (under 2 km) and Malhanpar (under 2 km).

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

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