| Kathwara | |
| Other Name: | Kathwāra |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 26.3221°N 81.1875°W[1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country India |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Raebareli |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.134 |
| Population Total: | 5115 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Registration Plate: | UP-35 |
Kathwara is a village in Harchandpur block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 13 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters, on the road to Lucknow, and on the left bank of the Baita river not far from its confluence with the Sai.[3] The railway passes by Kathwara, and the closest station is at Harchandpur.[3] As of 2011, the population of Kathwara is 5,115, in 921 households.[2] It has two primary schools and no healthcare facilities.[2]
At the turn of the 20th century, Kathwara was described as a large but otherwise unremarkable village consisting of three mahals.[3] Each mahal was held in single zamindari tenure, two by Sayyids and one by Sheikhs.[3] It had a small marketplace called Shamsherganj, which was not very busy, as well as a primary school.[3] Its population in 1901 was recorded as 2,622, including 1,031 Muslims.[3]
The 1961 census recorded Kathwara as comprising 7 hamlets, with a total population of 2,095 people (1,123 male and 972 female), in 466 households and 439 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 1,276 acres.[4]
The 1981 census recorded Kathwara as having a population of 3,365 people, in 636 households, and having an area of 515.18 hectares.[5] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.[5]