About Katkenwa Village

Katkenwa is a large village in Adapur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,868, made up of 1,460 males and 1,408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katkenwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katkenwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Adapur
Pincode	845305
Area (hectares)	270.8 hectares
Population	2,868
Male Population	1,460
Female Population	1,408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Katkenwa compares

By the 2011 count Katkenwa is the 29th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 270.8 hectares work out to about 11 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 883.

Getting to Katkenwa

Katkenwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Katkenwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Katkenwa from other places

Katkenwa lies about 30 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Adapur, about 4.6 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 Katkenwa
Nearest railway station	Adapur	4.6 km
Nearest town	Raxaul	15 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	30 km

Villages closest to Katkenwa

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

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Common questions about Katkenwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Katkenwa village had a population of 2,868. That makes it the 29th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Katkenwa village has 1,460 males and 1,408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katkenwa has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Katkenwa is 845305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katkenwa covers 270.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katkenwa falls under Adapur tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Katkenwa is Adapur, about 4.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Katkenwa.

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

Katkenwa is in Adapur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Adapur is about 4.6 km away. Raxaul is about 15 km away. Purba Champaran is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.