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Where is Kathana?

Kathana is a village in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 25 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Narot Jaimal Singh community development block and is served by the Gaji Barwan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027721, and it covers 110 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 191 people in Kathana: 104 men and 87 women, living in 37 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 110 hectares, the population density works out to about 174 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 837 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 12, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 119 people, about 62 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.98 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.21 per cent and women at 66.67 per cent. The census recorded 53 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 53 main workers, the largest group, 39, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 13 cultivators on their own land and 1 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kathana's land. Of the village's 110 hectares, 106 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (106 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 13 cultivators and 39 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kathana is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 25 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jainpur, Charak, Basau Barwan and Kolian.

What is the population of Kathana?

The population of Kathana was 191 at the 2011 census, living in 37 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Kathana have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kathana has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.