About Katesar Village

Katesar is one of the larger villages in Sakra tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,601, made up of 4,081 males and 3,520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katesar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katesar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Muzaffarpur
Tehsil	Sakra
Pincode	843102
Area (hectares)	410 hectares
Population	7,601
Male Population	4,081
Female Population	3,520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	863
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katesar compares

By the 2011 count Katesar is the 7th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,537 residents. Its 410 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Katesar

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

How far is Katesar from other places

Katesar lies about 103 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Deepnagar Halt, about 9.9 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 Katesar
Nearest railway station	Deepnagar Halt	9.9 km
Nearest town	Bihār Sharīf	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sakra	34 km
District headquarters	Muzaffarpur	103 km

Villages closest to Katesar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katesar village had a population of 7,601. That makes it the 7th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,537 residents.

Katesar village has 4,081 males and 3,520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katesar has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Katesar is 843102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katesar covers 410 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Katesar falls under Sakra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Katesar is Deepnagar Halt, about 9.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Katesar.

Katesar is about 103 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katesar is in Sakra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Deepnagar Halt is about 9.9 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 12 km away. Sakra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.