About Katai Village

Katai is one of the larger villages in Katra tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,162, made up of 2,693 males and 2,469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843360, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katai village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Muzaffarpur
Tehsil	Katra
Pincode	843360
Area (hectares)	425 hectares
Population	5,162
Male Population	2,693
Female Population	2,469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Katai compares

By the 2011 count Katai is the 12th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,254 residents. Its 425 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Katai

Katai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Katai from other places

Katai lies about 14 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kanti, about 2.0 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 Katai
Nearest town	Kantai	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Kanti	2.0 km
District headquarters	Muzaffarpur	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Katra	34 km

Villages closest to Katai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katai village had a population of 5,162. That makes it the 12th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,254 residents.

Katai village has 2,693 males and 2,469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katai has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Katai is 843360. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katai covers 425 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katai falls under Katra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Katai is Kanti, about 2.0 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 10+ km distance for Katai.

Katai is about 14 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katai is in Katra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Kantai is about under 2 km away. Kanti is about 2.0 km away. Muzaffarpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.