About Katamata Village

Katamata is a large village in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,487, made up of 1,775 males and 1,712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katamata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katamata village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Kochadhamin
Pincode	855115
Area (hectares)	203.03 hectares
Population	3,487
Male Population	1,775
Female Population	1,712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Katamata compares

By the 2011 count Katamata is the 22nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 203.03 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Katamata

Katamata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katamata as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katamata from other places

Katamata lies about 21 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 16 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 Katamata
Tehsil headquarters	Kochadhamin	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Hatwar	16 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	18 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	21 km

Villages closest to Katamata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katamata village had a population of 3,487. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents.

Katamata village has 1,775 males and 1,712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katamata has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Katamata is 855115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katamata covers 203.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Katamata falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Katamata is Hatwar, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Katamata.

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

Katamata is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Kochadhamin is about 5.9 km away. Hatwar is about 16 km away. Bahādurganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.