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About Kataria Village

Kataria is a large village in Piro tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,841, made up of 2,013 males and 1,828 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496 hectares hectares.

Kataria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kataria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Piro
Area (hectares) 496 hectares
Population 3,841
Male Population 2,013
Female Population 1,828
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kataria compares

By the 2011 count Kataria is the 12th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,171 residents. Its 496 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Kataria

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

How far is Kataria from other places

Kataria lies about 31 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 13 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 Kataria
Nearest railway station Satar Halt 13 km
Nearest town Arāria 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Piro 31 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 31 km

Villages closest to Kataria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kataria village had a population of 3,841. That makes it the 12th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,171 residents.

Kataria village has 2,013 males and 1,828 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kataria has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Kataria covers 496 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kataria falls under Piro tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kataria is Satar Halt, about 13 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 - 10 km distance for Kataria.

Kataria is about 31 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kataria is in Piro tehsil of Bhojpur district. Satar Halt is about 13 km away. Arāria is about 16 km away. Piro is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Udan Dih (6.7 km), Barao (8.4 km) and Barauli (8.4 km).

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

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