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About Katsikri Village

Katsikri is a mid sized village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 789, made up of 406 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katsikri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katsikri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 845106
Area (hectares) 120.9 hectares
Population 789
Male Population 406
Female Population 383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
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 Katsikri compares

By the 2011 count Katsikri is the 76th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,621 residents. Its 120.9 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Katsikri

Katsikri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Katsikri 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 Katsikri from other places

Katsikri lies about 28 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Harinagar, about 7.0 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 Katsikri
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 6.3 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Harinagar 7.0 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 28 km

Villages closest to Katsikri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katsikri village had a population of 789. That makes it the 76th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,621 residents.

Katsikri village has 406 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katsikri has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Katsikri is 845106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katsikri covers 120.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katsikri falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Katsikri is Harinagar, about 7.0 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 Katsikri.

Katsikri is about 28 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katsikri is in Ramnagar tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Ramnagar is about 6.3 km away. Rāmnagar is about 6.3 km away. Harinagar is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khajuria (under 2 km), Sarhatwa (under 2 km) and Gidha (1.8 km).

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

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