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About Kathpura Village

Kathpura is a mid sized village in Powayan tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 715, made up of 378 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.42 hectares hectares.

Kathpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathpura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Powayan
Area (hectares) 151.42 hectares
Population 715
Male Population 378
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathpura compares

By the 2011 count Kathpura is the 335th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 941 residents. Its 151.42 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Kathpura

Kathpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kathpura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Kathpura from other places

Kathpura lies about 15 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Areli, about 8.2 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 Kathpura
Nearest railway station Areli 8.2 km
Nearest town Pawāyan 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Powayan 15 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 15 km

Villages closest to Kathpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathpura village had a population of 715. That makes it the 335th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 941 residents.

Kathpura village has 378 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathpura has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Kathpura covers 151.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathpura falls under Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kathpura is Areli, about 8.2 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 for Kathpura.

Kathpura is about 15 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathpura is in Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Areli is about 8.2 km away. Pawāyan is about 15 km away. Powayan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhakia Ranwas (under 2 km), Kuberpur (under 2 km) and Panwari (under 2 km).

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

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