About Katra Village

Katra is one of the larger villages in Katra tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,378, made up of 3,345 males and 3,033 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 423 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Muzaffarpur
Tehsil	Katra
Pincode	843321
Area (hectares)	423 hectares
Population	6,378
Male Population	3,345
Female Population	3,033
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Katra compares

By the 2011 count Katra is the 10th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,254 residents. Its 423 hectares work out to about 15 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 920.

Getting to Katra

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

Katra lies about 27 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kamtaul Station, about 21 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 Katra
Nearest railway station	Kamtaul Station	21 km
Nearest town	Darbhanga	26 km
District headquarters	Muzaffarpur	27 km

Villages closest to Katra

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 Katra

As per the Census of India 2011, Katra village had a population of 6,378. That makes it the 10th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,254 residents.

Katra village has 3,345 males and 3,033 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katra has about 907 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 Katra is 843321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katra covers 423 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Katra falls under Katra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Katra is Kamtaul Station, about 21 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 village for Katra.

Katra is about 27 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katra is in Katra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Kamtaul Station is about 21 km away. Darbhanga is about 26 km away. Muzaffarpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.