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About Katari Village

Katari is a large village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,257, made up of 1,701 males and 1,556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308 hectares hectares.

Katari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 308 hectares
Population 3,257
Male Population 1,701
Female Population 1,556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Katari compares

By the 2011 count Katari is the 17th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 308 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Katari

Katari 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 Katari as Available within 5 - 10 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 Katari from other places

Katari lies about 150 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Teghra, about 6.0 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 Katari
Nearest town Bāruni 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Teghra 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 30 km
District headquarters Purnia 150 km

Villages closest to Katari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dagarua 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 3,257. That makes it the 17th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Katari village has 1,701 males and 1,556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katari has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Katari covers 308 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katari falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Katari is Teghra, about 6.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Katari.

Katari is about 150 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katari is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Bāruni is about 5.8 km away. Teghra is about 6.0 km away. Dagarua is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Teghra (6.5 km), Banaili (9.8 km) and Thathauli (11 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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