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About Katardih Village

Katardih is a mid sized village in Katrisarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 774, made up of 379 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katardih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katardih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Katrisarai
Pincode 805105
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 774
Male Population 379
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katardih compares

By the 2011 count Katardih is the 11th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Katardih

Katardih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katardih as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Katardih from other places

Katardih lies about 30 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sonwarsa Halt, about 3.0 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 Katardih
Nearest railway station Sonwarsa Halt 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Katrisarai 3.6 km
Nearest town Wāris Alīganj 5.1 km
District headquarters Nalanda 30 km

Villages closest to Katardih

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

Common questions about Katardih

As per the Census of India 2011, Katardih village had a population of 774. That makes it the 11th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents.

Katardih village has 379 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katardih has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Katardih is 805105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katardih covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katardih falls under Katrisarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Katardih is Sonwarsa Halt, about 3.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Katardih.

Katardih is about 30 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katardih is in Katrisarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Sonwarsa Halt is about 3.0 km away. Katrisarai is about 3.6 km away. Wāris Alīganj is about 5.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saidpur (2.2 km), Bilari (2.8 km) and Katarpur (2.8 km).

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

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