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About Katai Village

Katai is a mid sized village in Jale tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,533, made up of 789 males and 744 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Jale
Pincode 847307
Area (hectares) 25 hectares
Population 1,533
Male Population 789
Female Population 744
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Katai compares

By the 2011 count Katai is the 37th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,597 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 61 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Katai

Katai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Katai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Katai from other places

Katai lies about 25 km from Darbhanga. 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 Katai
Nearest town Madhubani 4.0 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Jale 31 km

Villages closest to Katai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katai village had a population of 1,533. That makes it the 37th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,597 residents.

Katai village has 789 males and 744 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katai has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Katai is 847307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katai covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 61 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Katai falls under Jale tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The census record for Katai notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katai.

Katai is about 25 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katai is in Jale tehsil of Darbhanga district. Madhubani is about 4.0 km away. Darbhanga is about 25 km away. Jale 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 Kataia (under 2 km), Harauli (under 2 km) and Pakhauli (6.9 km).

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

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