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About Kathud Village

Kathud is a mid sized village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 249 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,249 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246194, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathud village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246194
Area (hectares) 226.86 hectares
Population 560
Male Population 249
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,249
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 Kathud compares

By the 2011 count Kathud is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 226.86 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Kathud

Kathud is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kathud 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 Kathud from other places

Kathud lies about 30 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 41 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 Kathud
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 21 km
District headquarters Garhwal 30 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 41 km

Villages closest to Kathud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathud village had a population of 560. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Kathud village has 249 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathud has about 1249 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Kathud is 246194. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathud covers 226.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathud falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kathud is Kotdwara, about 41 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 Kathud.

Kathud is about 30 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathud is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 21 km away. Garhwal is about 30 km away. Kotdwara is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathor (under 2 km), Kathur (under 2 km) and Kamedi (under 2 km).

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

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