About Katkinar Village

Katkinar is a large village in Kesath tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,698, made up of 1,922 males and 1,776 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katkinar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katkinar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Kesath
Pincode	802125
Area (hectares)	295 hectares
Population	3,698
Male Population	1,922
Female Population	1,776
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katkinar compares

By the 2011 count Katkinar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,255 residents. Its 295 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Katkinar

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

How far is Katkinar from other places

Katkinar lies about 33 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Nonar Halt, about 18 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 Katkinar
Tehsil headquarters	Kesath	1.8 km
Nearest town	Piro	18 km
Nearest railway station	Nonar Halt	18 km
District headquarters	Buxar	33 km

Villages closest to Katkinar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katkinar village had a population of 3,698. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,255 residents.

Katkinar village has 1,922 males and 1,776 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katkinar has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Katkinar is 802125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katkinar covers 295 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katkinar falls under Kesath tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Katkinar is Nonar Halt, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Katkinar.

Katkinar is about 33 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katkinar is in Kesath tehsil of Buxar district. Kesath is about 1.8 km away. Piro is about 18 km away. Nonar Halt is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.