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About Kathara Village

Kathara is one of the larger villages in Kanpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,462, made up of 5,084 males and 4,378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1494.68 hectares hectares.

Kathara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Kanpur
Area (hectares) 1494.68 hectares
Population 9,462
Male Population 5,084
Female Population 4,378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kathara compares

By the 2011 count Kathara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents. Its 1494.68 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Kathara

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

How far is Kathara from other places

Kathara lies about 19 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kathara Road, about under 2 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 Kathara
Nearest railway station Kathara Road under 2 km
Nearest town Ghātampur 18 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanpur 22 km

Villages closest to Kathara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathara village had a population of 9,462. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents.

Kathara village has 5,084 males and 4,378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathara has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

Kathara covers 1494.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathara falls under Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kathara is Kathara Road, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Kathara is about 19 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathara is in Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Kathara Road is about under 2 km away. Ghātampur is about 18 km away. Kanpur Nagar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Domanpur (3.6 km), Haraha (3.7 km) and Jamarehi (3.7 km).

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

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