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About Kathar Village

Kathar is a small village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 449, made up of 223 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222401, 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 Machhlishahr
Pincode 222401
Area (hectares) 150.23 hectares
Population 449
Male Population 223
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathar compares

By the 2011 count Kathar is the 388th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 150.23 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Kathar

Kathar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kathar as Available within 10+ 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 11 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 11 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 18 km

Villages closest to Kathar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Machhlishahr 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 449. That makes it the 388th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Kathar village has 223 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathar has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

The pincode recorded for Kathar is 222401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathar covers 150.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathar falls under Machhlishahr 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ 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 Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Bakhsha is about 10 km away. Machhlishahr is about 11 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharaiya Mau (under 2 km), Raiya (under 2 km) and Saraiya (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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