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About Kathud Village

Kathud is a mid sized village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 806, made up of 411 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246130, 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 THALISAIN
Pincode 246130
Area (hectares) 381.82 hectares
Population 806
Male Population 411
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
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 232 residents. Its 381.82 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1285.

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 35 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 43 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 THALISAIN 29 km
District headquarters Garhwal 35 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 43 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 43 km

Villages closest to Kathud

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in THALISAIN 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 806. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Kathud village has 411 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathud has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Kathud is 246130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathud covers 381.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathud falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kathud is Kotdwara, about 43 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 35 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 THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 29 km away. Garhwal is about 35 km away. Kotdwara is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kafal Gaon Bichla (3.9 km), Nalaee (6.2 km) and Ligodiya (7.0 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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