Kathikund

Kathikund
Community development block
Kathikund Wilderness area
Kathikund
Location in Jharkhand, India
Kathikund
Kathikund (India)
Coordinates: 24°21′32″N 87°25′11″E / 24.35889°N 87.41972°E / 24.35889; 87.41972
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictDumka
Government
  TypeFederal democracy
Area
  Total
306.20 km2 (118.22 sq mi)
Elevation
146 m (479 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
71,458
  Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialHindi, Urdu
Literacy (2011)
  Total literates31,703 (54.09%)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
814103 (Kathikund)
Telephone/STD code06427
Vehicle registrationJH 04
Lok Sabha constituencyDumka
Vidhan Sabha constituencySikaripara
Websitedumka.nic.in

Kathikund is a community development block that forms one of the administrative units in the Dumka Sadar subdivision of the Dumka district, Jharkhand state, India.