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About Kathur Village

Kathur is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 220, made up of 95 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,316 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246175, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246175
Area (hectares) 106.88 hectares
Population 220
Male Population 95
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,316
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 compares

By the 2011 count Kathur is the 132nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 106.88 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Kathur

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

Kathur 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 Kathur
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 21 km
District headquarters Garhwal 30 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 41 km

Villages closest to Kathur

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 Kathur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathur village had a population of 220. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Kathur village has 95 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathur has about 1316 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Kathur is 246175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathur covers 106.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathur falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kathur 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kathur.

Kathur 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.

Kathur 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), Kathud (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 Kathur today is likely to be higher.

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