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About Katraul Village

Katraul is one of the larger villages in Jale tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,737, made up of 2,805 males and 2,932 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 474 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katraul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katraul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Jale
Pincode 847202
Area (hectares) 474 hectares
Population 5,737
Male Population 2,805
Female Population 2,932
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katraul compares

By the 2011 count Katraul is the 13th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,597 residents. Its 474 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Katraul

Katraul is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katraul as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Katraul from other places

Katraul lies about 21 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Kamtaul Station, about under 2 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 Katraul
Nearest railway station Kamtaul Station under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jale 12 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 21 km

Villages closest to Katraul

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 Katraul

As per the Census of India 2011, Katraul village had a population of 5,737. That makes it the 13th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,597 residents.

Katraul village has 2,805 males and 2,932 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katraul has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Katraul is 847202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katraul covers 474 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katraul falls under Jale tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Katraul is Kamtaul Station, about under 2 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 km distance for Katraul.

Katraul is about 21 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katraul is in Jale tehsil of Darbhanga district. Kamtaul Station is about under 2 km away. Jale is about 12 km away. Darbhanga is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamtaul (under 2 km), Barhampur (8.1 km) and Dighra (10 km).

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

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