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About Kathna Village

Kathna is a small village in Sambhal tehsil, in the district of Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 196 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 791 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 244304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathna village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Moradabad
Tehsil Sambhal
Pincode 244304
Area (hectares) 59.08 hectares
Population 351
Male Population 196
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 791
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathna compares

By the 2011 count Kathna is the 336th largest of the 362 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 59.08 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Kathna

Kathna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kathna as Available within <5 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 Kathna from other places

Kathna lies about 38 km from Moradabad, and the nearest railway station is Sambhal, about 17 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 Kathna
Nearest town Hasanpur 15 km
Nearest railway station Sambhal 17 km
District headquarters Moradabad 38 km

Villages closest to Kathna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathna village had a population of 351. That makes it the 336th largest of the 362 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Kathna village has 196 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathna has about 791 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Kathna is 244304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathna covers 59.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathna falls under Sambhal tehsil of Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kathna is Sambhal, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Kathna.

Kathna is about 38 km from Moradabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathna is in Sambhal tehsil of Moradabad district. Hasanpur is about 15 km away. Sambhal is about 17 km away. Moradabad is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagaliya Kamgar (under 2 km), Mathana (under 2 km) and Chitawli (1.7 km).

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

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