Kathgodam is a suburb of Haldwani, Uttarakhand, India. It used to be a part of the twin township of Haldwani–Kathgodam, and is known as the "Gateway to Kumaon division".
History
Literally meaning
timber depot, Kathgodam was a small village in 1901 with a population of 375.
[ Kathgodam The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1909, v. 15, p. 164.]
The town contains a terminus station on its
Indian Railways line.
Geography
Kathgodam is located at .
[ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kathgodam] It has an average elevation of 554 metres (1,483 feet). It is situated on the banks of the Gaula river.
Demographics
As per provisional data of 2011 census Haldwani-cum-Kathgodam urban agglomeration had a population of 252,060, out of which males were 121,363 and females were 110,697. The literacy rate was 85.17 per cent.
