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About Kathapura Village

Kathapura is a small village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 206 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5.97 hectares hectares.

Kathapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathapura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Area (hectares) 5.97 hectares
Population 401
Male Population 206
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kathapura compares

By the 2011 count Kathapura is the 224th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 5.97 hectares work out to about 67 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Kathapura

Kathapura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kathapura 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kathapura from other places

Kathapura lies about 23 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 8.6 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 Kathapura
Nearest railway station Lusa 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 11 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 23 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 23 km

Villages closest to Kathapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathapura village had a population of 401. That makes it the 224th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Kathapura village has 206 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathapura has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Kathapura covers 5.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 67 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kathapura falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kathapura is Lusa, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kathapura.

Kathapura is about 23 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathapura is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Lusa is about 8.6 km away. Ghorawal is about 11 km away. Sonbhadra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahpurwa Kalan (under 2 km), Saranga (under 2 km) and Sahpurwa Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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