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About Katka Village

Katka is a large village in Singhwara tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,200, made up of 2,050 males and 2,150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katka village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Singhwara
Pincode 847307
Area (hectares) 350 hectares
Population 4,200
Male Population 2,050
Female Population 2,150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
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 Katka compares

By the 2011 count Katka is the 21st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents. Its 350 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 940.

Getting to Katka

Katka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Katka 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. The nearest villages by name are Hayatpur, Inamat, Kalwara and Kanigaon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Katka

As per the Census of India 2011, Katka village had a population of 4,200. That makes it the 21st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents.

Katka village has 2,050 males and 2,150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katka has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

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

Katka covers 350 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katka falls under Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The census record for Katka notes the nearest railway station 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 Katka.

Katka is in Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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