About Katwar Village

Katwar is a large village in Andar tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,583, made up of 1,286 males and 1,297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katwar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Andar
Pincode	841245
Area (hectares)	200.18 hectares
Population	2,583
Male Population	1,286
Female Population	1,297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Katwar compares

By the 2011 count Katwar is the 15th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents. Its 200.18 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Katwar

Katwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katwar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Katwar from other places

Katwar lies about 18 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 12 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 Katwar
Tehsil headquarters	Andar	8.2 km
Nearest railway station	Jiradei	12 km
Nearest town	Mairwa	13 km
District headquarters	Siwan	18 km

Villages closest to Katwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katwar village had a population of 2,583. That makes it the 15th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents.

Katwar village has 1,286 males and 1,297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katwar has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Katwar is 841245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katwar covers 200.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katwar falls under Andar tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Katwar is Jiradei, about 12 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 village for Katwar.

Katwar is about 18 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katwar is in Andar tehsil of Siwan district. Andar is about 8.2 km away. Jiradei is about 12 km away. Mairwa is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.