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About Kathar Village

Kathar is a mid sized village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,175, made up of 603 males and 572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Pincode 222145
Area (hectares) 122.47 hectares
Population 1,175
Male Population 603
Female Population 572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kathar compares

By the 2011 count Kathar is the 142nd largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 122.47 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Kathar

The census records public bus service for Kathar 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 <5 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 18 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bakhsha, about 10 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 Bakhsha 10 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 11 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 22 km

Villages closest to Kathar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badlapur 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 1,175. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Kathar village has 603 males and 572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathar has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1043.

The pincode recorded for Kathar is 222145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathar covers 122.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathar falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kathar is Bakhsha, about 10 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kathar.

Kathar is about 18 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathar is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Bakhsha is about 10 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 11 km away. Jaunpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahiyapur Urf Gopalpur (4.4 km), Ram Nagar (6.4 km) and Chak Nagai (7.6 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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