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About Katharra Village

Katharra is a large village in Kichha tehsil, in the district of Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,743, made up of 1,449 males and 1,294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katharra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katharra village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Udham Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kichha
Pincode 263148
Area (hectares) 164.42 hectares
Population 2,743
Male Population 1,449
Female Population 1,294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
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 Katharra compares

By the 2011 count Katharra is the 18th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,838 residents. Its 164.42 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Katharra

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

Katharra lies about 28 km from Udham Singh Nagar. 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 Katharra
Tehsil headquarters Kichha 5.4 km
District headquarters Udham Singh Nagar 28 km

Villages closest to Katharra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katharra village had a population of 2,743. That makes it the 18th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,838 residents.

Katharra village has 1,449 males and 1,294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katharra has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Katharra is 263148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katharra covers 164.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Katharra falls under Kichha tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Katharra notes the nearest railway station 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 Katharra.

Katharra is about 28 km from Udham Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katharra is in Kichha tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district. Kichha is about 5.4 km away. Udham Singh Nagar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaughat (under 2 km), Rudrapur Sani (under 2 km) and Bakhpur (2.5 km).

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

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