About Katholumar Village

Katholumar is one of the larger villages in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,621, made up of 3,589 males and 3,032 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1018 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katholumar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katholumar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Simri Bakhtiarpur
Pincode	852106
Area (hectares)	1018 hectares
Population	6,621
Male Population	3,589
Female Population	3,032
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	845
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Katholumar compares

By the 2011 count Katholumar is the 11th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents. Its 1018 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Katholumar

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

Katholumar lies about 17 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Garh Baruari, about 9.7 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 Katholumar
Nearest railway station	Garh Baruari	9.7 km
Nearest town	Madhepura	12 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Simri Bakhtiarpur	32 km

Villages closest to Katholumar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simri Bakhtiarpur 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 Katholumar

As per the Census of India 2011, Katholumar village had a population of 6,621. That makes it the 11th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents.

Katholumar village has 3,589 males and 3,032 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katholumar has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Katholumar is 852106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katholumar covers 1018 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katholumar falls under Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Katholumar is Garh Baruari, about 9.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Katholumar.

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

Katholumar is in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district. Garh Baruari is about 9.7 km away. Madhepura is about 12 km away. Saharsa is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.