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About Katghara Village

Katghara is a mid sized village in Shivaji Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 822, made up of 430 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katghara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Shivaji Nagar
Pincode 848117
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 822
Male Population 430
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Katghara compares

By the 2011 count Katghara is the 48th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Katghara

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

Katghara lies about 24 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Angar Ghat, about 16 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 Katghara
Tehsil headquarters Shivaji Nagar 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Angar Ghat 16 km
Nearest town Rosera 17 km
District headquarters Samastipur 24 km

Villages closest to Katghara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shivaji Nagar 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 Katghara

As per the Census of India 2011, Katghara village had a population of 822. That makes it the 48th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Katghara village has 430 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katghara has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Katghara is 848117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katghara covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Katghara falls under Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Katghara is Angar Ghat, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Katghara.

Katghara is about 24 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katghara is in Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Shivaji Nagar is about 2.2 km away. Angar Ghat is about 16 km away. Rosera is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpur Chintaman (under 2 km), Bhataura (under 2 km) and Akhtwara (under 2 km).

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

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