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About Katosi Village

Katosi is a large village in Bithan tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,625, made up of 1,283 males and 1,342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.1 hectares hectares.

Katosi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katosi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Bithan
Area (hectares) 123.1 hectares
Population 2,625
Male Population 1,283
Female Population 1,342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katosi compares

By the 2011 count Katosi is the 23rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,929 residents. Its 123.1 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Katosi

Katosi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katosi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katosi from other places

Katosi lies about 52 km from Samastipur. 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 Katosi
Tehsil headquarters Bithan 1.6 km
Nearest town Bakhri 10 km
District headquarters Samastipur 52 km

Villages closest to Katosi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katosi village had a population of 2,625. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,929 residents.

Katosi village has 1,283 males and 1,342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katosi has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Katosi covers 123.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Katosi falls under Bithan tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The census record for Katosi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katosi.

Katosi is about 52 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katosi is in Bithan tehsil of Samastipur district. Bithan is about 1.6 km away. Bakhri is about 10 km away. Samastipur is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bithan (1.6 km), Halna (2.1 km) and Sihma (2.1 km).

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

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