About Katahara Village

Katahara is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,320, made up of 694 males and 626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares.

Katahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katahara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	148 hectares
Population	1,320
Male Population	694
Female Population	626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katahara compares

By the 2011 count Katahara is the 63rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Katahara

Katahara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Katahara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katahara from other places

Katahara lies about 22 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 7.0 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 Katahara
Nearest railway station	Bela	7.0 km
Nearest town	Purāini	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	22 km
District headquarters	Banka	22 km

Villages closest to Katahara

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

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Common questions about Katahara

As per the Census of India 2011, Katahara village had a population of 1,320. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Katahara village has 694 males and 626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katahara has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Katahara covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katahara falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Katahara is Bela, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Katahara is about 22 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katahara is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 7.0 km away. Purāini is about 16 km away. Dhuraiya is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.