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About Kathgharia Village

Kathgharia is a small village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 413, made up of 224 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathgharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathgharia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rajnagar
Pincode 731130
Area (hectares) 149.21 hectares
Population 413
Male Population 224
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathgharia compares

By the 2011 count Kathgharia is the 57th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 149.21 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Kathgharia

Kathgharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kathgharia as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Jhikra, Kabilashpur, Kanaipur and Kanchannagar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kathgharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathgharia village had a population of 413. That makes it the 57th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Kathgharia village has 224 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathgharia has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Kathgharia is 731130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathgharia covers 149.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathgharia falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kathgharia notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Kathgharia.

Kathgharia is in Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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