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About Katahra Village

Katahra is a mid sized village in Roh tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,229, made up of 616 males and 613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares.

Katahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katahra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Roh
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 1,229
Male Population 616
Female Population 613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katahra compares

By the 2011 count Katahra is the 37th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,257 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Katahra

Katahra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Katahra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Katahra from other places

Katahra lies about 17 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Nawadah, about 17 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 Katahra
Tehsil headquarters Roh 15 km
Nearest railway station Nawadah 17 km
District headquarters Nawada 17 km
Nearest town Nawāda 17 km

Villages closest to Katahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katahra village had a population of 1,229. That makes it the 37th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,257 residents.

Katahra village has 616 males and 613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katahra has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Katahra covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katahra falls under Roh tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Katahra is Nawadah, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Katahra.

Katahra is about 17 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katahra is in Roh tehsil of Nawada district. Roh is about 15 km away. Nawadah is about 17 km away. Nawada is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipra (5.0 km), Duari (5.5 km) and Baghor (6.0 km).

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

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