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About Katherwa Village

Katherwa is a mid sized village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 985, made up of 503 males and 482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.61 hectares hectares.

Katherwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katherwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Area (hectares) 67.61 hectares
Population 985
Male Population 503
Female Population 482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katherwa compares

By the 2011 count Katherwa is the 247th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 67.61 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Katherwa

Katherwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katherwa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katherwa from other places

Katherwa lies about 28 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Chunar Junction, about 3.7 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 Katherwa
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Chunar Junction 3.7 km
Nearest town Chunār 3.7 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 28 km

Villages closest to Katherwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katherwa village had a population of 985. That makes it the 247th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Katherwa village has 503 males and 482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katherwa has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Katherwa covers 67.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katherwa falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katherwa is Chunar Junction, about 3.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katherwa.

Katherwa is about 28 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katherwa is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Chunar is about 3.7 km away. Chunar Junction is about 3.7 km away. Chunār is about 3.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jogi Bhogi Kalan (under 2 km), Jogi Bhogi Khurd (under 2 km) and Payagpur (under 2 km).

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

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