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About Katahimar Purwa Village

Katahimar Purwa is one of the larger villages in Padrauna tehsil, in the district of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,797, made up of 7,377 males and 6,420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2285 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 274304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katahimar Purwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katahimar Purwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kushinagar
Tehsil Padrauna
Pincode 274304
Area (hectares) 2285 hectares
Population 13,797
Male Population 7,377
Female Population 6,420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katahimar Purwa compares

By the 2011 count Katahimar Purwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents. Its 2285 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Katahimar Purwa

Katahimar Purwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Katahimar Purwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Katahimar Purwa from other places

Katahimar Purwa lies about 40 km from Kushinagar, and the nearest railway station is Ghughuli, about 1.9 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 Katahimar Purwa
Nearest railway station Ghughuli 1.9 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Padrauna 33 km
District headquarters Kushinagar 40 km

Villages closest to Katahimar Purwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Padrauna 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 Katahimar Purwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Katahimar Purwa village had a population of 13,797. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents.

Katahimar Purwa village has 7,377 males and 6,420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katahimar Purwa has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Katahimar Purwa is 274304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katahimar Purwa covers 2285 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katahimar Purwa falls under Padrauna tehsil of Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katahimar Purwa is Ghughuli, about 1.9 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 10+ km distance for Katahimar Purwa.

Katahimar Purwa is about 40 km from Kushinagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katahimar Purwa is in Padrauna tehsil of Kushinagar district. Ghughuli is about 1.9 km away. Mahārāganj is about 16 km away. Padrauna is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharwalia (1.8 km), Oharwalia (1.8 km) and Kotwa Kalan (6.0 km).

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

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