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About Katghara Village

Katghara is a large village in Meskaur tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,954, made up of 1,436 males and 1,518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 601 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katghara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Meskaur
Pincode 805129
Area (hectares) 601 hectares
Population 2,954
Male Population 1,436
Female Population 1,518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Katghara compares

By the 2011 count Katghara is the 11th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 601 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Katghara

Katghara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Katghara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katghara from other places

Katghara lies about 23 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Manjhwe, about 4.4 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 Katghara
Nearest railway station Manjhwe 4.4 km
Nearest town Hisua 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Meskaur 23 km
District headquarters Nawada 23 km

Villages closest to Katghara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katghara village had a population of 2,954. That makes it the 11th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Katghara village has 1,436 males and 1,518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katghara has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Katghara is 805129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katghara covers 601 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katghara falls under Meskaur tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Katghara is Manjhwe, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Katghara.

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

Katghara is in Meskaur tehsil of Nawada district. Manjhwe is about 4.4 km away. Hisua is about 9.1 km away. Meskaur 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 Nadgarh (under 2 km), Murehta Chak (1.6 km) and Niman (1.7 km).

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

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