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About Katwara Village

Katwara is a mid sized village in Benipur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,817, made up of 973 males and 844 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares.

Katwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katwara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Benipur
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 1,817
Male Population 973
Female Population 844
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Katwara compares

By the 2011 count Katwara is the 30th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,488 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Katwara

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

How far is Katwara from other places

Katwara lies about 60 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 12 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 Katwara
Nearest town Bangaon 10 km
Nearest railway station Kusheshwar Asthan 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Benipur 34 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 60 km

Villages closest to Katwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katwara village had a population of 1,817. That makes it the 30th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,488 residents.

Katwara village has 973 males and 844 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katwara has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Katwara covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Katwara falls under Benipur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Katwara is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Katwara.

Katwara is about 60 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katwara is in Benipur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Bangaon is about 10 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 12 km away. Benipur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunathpur (21 km), Rasulpur (25 km) and Barhampatti (27 km).

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

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