Kathiraon has a total population of 11,994 people amongst 1,823 families. The sex ratio of Kathiraon is 1,045 and child sex ratio is 910. The Uttar Pradesh state average for both ratios is 912 and 902 respectively.[note][3]
Kathiraon can be accessed by road and does not have a railway station of its own. The closest railway station to this village is Jalalganj railway station, which is 14 kilometres (8.7 miles) north-east. The nearest operational airports are Varanasi airport, which is 29 kilometres (18 miles) south-east, and Allahabad Airports, that lies 126 kilometres (78 miles) west.[5][6]