About Katra Village

Katra is a small village in Chenari tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 428, made up of 226 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Chenari
Pincode	821104
Area (hectares)	46.6 hectares
Population	428
Male Population	226
Female Population	202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
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 Katra compares

By the 2011 count Katra is the 82nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 46.6 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Katra

Katra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Katra 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 Katra from other places

Katra lies about 32 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Kumahu, about 15 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 Katra
Nearest railway station	Kumahu	15 km
Nearest town	Sasarām	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chenari	32 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	32 km

Villages closest to Katra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katra village had a population of 428. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Katra village has 226 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katra has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Katra is 821104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katra covers 46.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katra falls under Chenari tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Katra is Kumahu, about 15 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 Katra.

Katra is about 32 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katra is in Chenari tehsil of Rohtas district. Kumahu is about 15 km away. Sasarām is about 23 km away. Chenari is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.