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About Kathar Village

Kathar is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 585, made up of 297 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222203, 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 Mariahu
Pincode 222203
Area (hectares) 112.43 hectares
Population 585
Male Population 297
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathar compares

By the 2011 count Kathar is the 371st largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 112.43 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Kathar

Kathar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kathar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kathar from other places

Kathar lies about 32 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mondh, about 9.8 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 Mondh 9.8 km
Nearest town Bhadohi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 13 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 32 km

Villages closest to Kathar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mariahu 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 585. That makes it the 371st largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Kathar village has 297 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathar has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Kathar is 222203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathar covers 112.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kathar is Mondh, about 9.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kathar.

Kathar is about 32 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 Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mondh is about 9.8 km away. Bhadohi is about 11 km away. Mariahu is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhora (under 2 km), Bhusehra (under 2 km) and Sehara (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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