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About Kathur Bada Village

Kathur Bada is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 275, made up of 133 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathur Bada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathur Bada village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246144
Area (hectares) 112.21 hectares
Population 275
Male Population 133
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
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 Kathur Bada compares

By the 2011 count Kathur Bada is the 89th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 112.21 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Kathur Bada

Kathur Bada is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kathur Bada 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 Kathur Bada from other places

Kathur Bada lies about 11 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 15 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 Kathur Bada
District headquarters Garhwal 11 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 15 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 15 km

Villages closest to Kathur Bada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotdwara 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 Kathur Bada

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathur Bada village had a population of 275. That makes it the 89th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Kathur Bada village has 133 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathur Bada has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Kathur Bada is 246144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathur Bada covers 112.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathur Bada falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kathur Bada is Kotdwara, about 15 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 Kathur Bada.

Kathur Bada is about 11 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathur Bada is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 11 km away. Kotdwāra is about 15 km away. Kotdwara 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 Kathur Urf Garsir (under 2 km), Purwana (under 2 km) and Muni Sankari/Muni Ankri/ Muni Pujari (under 2 km).

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

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