Kathiraon
Kathiraon is a village in Pindra Tehsil of Varanasi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Kathiraon has its own gram panchayat in the same name as the village. The village is about 45 kilometres (28 miles) north-west of Varanasi city, 269 kilometres (167 miles) south-east of state capital Lucknow and 778 kilometres (483 miles) south-east of the national capital Delhi.
Demography
Kathiraon has a total population of 11,994 people amongst 1,823 families. The sex ratio of Kathiraon is 1,045 and child sex ratio is 910. The Uttar Pradesh state average for both ratios is 912 and 902 respectively.
| Details | Male | Female | Total | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of houses | - | - | 1,823 | (census 2011) |
| Adult | 4,898 | 5,249 | 10,147 | |
| Children (0–6 years) | 967 | 880 | 1,847 | |
| Total population | 5,865 | 6,129 | 11,994 | |
| Literacy | 83.73% | 57.02% | 69.91% |
Transportation
Kathiraon can be accessed by road and does not have a railway station of its own. The closest railway station to this village is Jalalganj railway station, which is 14 kilometres (8.7 miles) north-east. The nearest operational airports are Varanasi airport, which is 29 kilometres (18 miles) south-east, and Allahabad Airports, that lies 126 kilometres (78 miles) west.
