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About Katsa Village

Katsa is one of the larger villages in Amnour tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,161, made up of 2,706 males and 2,455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320 hectares hectares.

Katsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katsa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Amnour
Area (hectares) 320 hectares
Population 5,161
Male Population 2,706
Female Population 2,455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katsa compares

By the 2011 count Katsa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,706 residents. Its 320 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Katsa

Katsa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katsa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Katsa from other places

Katsa lies about 35 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Tejpurwa Halt, about 11 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 Katsa
Nearest railway station Tejpurwa Halt 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Amnour 12 km
Nearest town Marhaura 12 km
District headquarters Saran 35 km

Villages closest to Katsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katsa village had a population of 5,161. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,706 residents.

Katsa village has 2,706 males and 2,455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katsa has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Katsa covers 320 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Katsa falls under Amnour tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Katsa is Tejpurwa Halt, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Katsa.

Katsa is about 35 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katsa is in Amnour tehsil of Saran district. Tejpurwa Halt is about 11 km away. Amnour is about 12 km away. Marhaura is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harpur (under 2 km), Chak Man (under 2 km) and Madarpur (under 2 km).

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

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