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About Katari Village

Katari is a mid sized village in Rajgir tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,067, made up of 551 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares.

Katari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Rajgir
Area (hectares) 212 hectares
Population 1,067
Male Population 551
Female Population 516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katari compares

By the 2011 count Katari is the 26th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,808 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Katari

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

Katari lies about 23 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Rajgir, about 6.9 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 Katari
Nearest railway station Rajgir 6.9 km
Nearest town Rājgīr 7.5 km
District headquarters Nalanda 23 km

Villages closest to Katari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katari village had a population of 1,067. That makes it the 26th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,808 residents.

Katari village has 551 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katari has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Katari covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katari falls under Rajgir tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Katari is Rajgir, about 6.9 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 Katari.

Katari is about 23 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katari is in Rajgir tehsil of Nalanda district. Rajgir is about 6.9 km away. Rājgīr is about 7.5 km away. Nalanda is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goraur (under 2 km), Thera (1.6 km) and Mora (1.6 km).

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

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