Kathikund, Dumka

Kathikund is a village in the Kathikund CD block in the Dumka Sadar subdivision of the Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Location
Kathikund is located at 24.35889°N, 87.41972°W.

Overview
The map shows a large area, which is a plateau with low hills, except in the eastern portion where the Rajmahal hills intrude into this area and the Ramgarh hills are there. The south-western portion is just a rolling upland. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.

Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked in the full screen map and one can easily move on to another page of his/her choice. Enlarge the full screen map to see what else is there – one gets railway connections, many more road connections and so on.

Area
Bara Kathikund has an area of 137.52 ha.

Chhota Kathikund has an area of 65.71 ha.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Bara Kathikund had a total population of 270, of which 145 (54%) were males and 125 (46%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 57. The total number of literate persons in Bara Kathikund was 213 (65.73% of the population over 6 years).

According to the 2011 Census of India, Chhota Kathikund had a total population of 27, of which 14 (52%) were males and 13 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1. The total number of literate persons in Chhota Kathikund was 26 (80.77% of the population over 6 years).

Police station
There is a police station at Kathikund.

CD block HQ
Headquarters of Kathikund CD block is at Kathikund village.

Education
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Kathikund, is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2007. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.

Government High School Kathikund is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1955. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII.

Dr. J.M. Inter College Kathikund is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1985. It has facilities for teaching in classes XI and XII.

Project Girls High School Kathikund is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1984. It has facilities for teaching from class VIII to class X.