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About Katesar Village

Katesar is a large village in Karpi tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,926, made up of 2,522 males and 2,404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237 hectares hectares.

Katesar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katesar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Karpi
Area (hectares) 237 hectares
Population 4,926
Male Population 2,522
Female Population 2,404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katesar compares

By the 2011 count Katesar is the 11th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents. Its 237 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Katesar

Katesar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katesar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katesar from other places

Katesar lies about 8.4 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Charpokhari Halt, about 29 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Katesar
Tehsil headquarters Karpi 5.0 km
District headquarters Arwal 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Charpokhari Halt 29 km

Villages closest to Katesar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karpi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Katesar

As per the Census of India 2011, Katesar village had a population of 4,926. That makes it the 11th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents.

Katesar village has 2,522 males and 2,404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katesar has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Katesar covers 237 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Katesar falls under Karpi tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Katesar is Charpokhari Halt, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katesar.

Katesar is about 8.4 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katesar is in Karpi tehsil of Arwal district. Karpi is about 5.0 km away. Arwal is about 8.4 km away. Charpokhari Halt is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durra (1.6 km), Jonha (1.8 km) and Rasulpur Tetara (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Katesar today is likely to be higher.

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