About Katsa Village

Katsa is a large village in Baniapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,654, made up of 1,288 males and 1,366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katsa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Baniapur
Pincode	841422
Area (hectares)	180 hectares
Population	2,654
Male Population	1,288
Female Population	1,366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,061
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 Katsa compares

By the 2011 count Katsa is the 34th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents. Its 180 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Katsa

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

Katsa lies about 11 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 9.4 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	Gunrajpur Dhama Halt	9.4 km
District headquarters	Saran	11 km
Nearest town	Marhaura	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baniapur	19 km

Villages closest to Katsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katsa village had a population of 2,654. That makes it the 34th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents.

Katsa village has 1,288 males and 1,366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katsa has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Katsa is 841422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katsa covers 180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katsa falls under Baniapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Katsa is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 9.4 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 Katsa.

Katsa is about 11 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 Baniapur tehsil of Saran district. Gunrajpur Dhama Halt is about 9.4 km away. Saran is about 11 km away. Marhaura is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.