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About Katwar Village

Katwar is a mid sized village in Daraundha tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,836, made up of 970 males and 866 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841238, 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 Daraundha
Pincode 841238
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 1,836
Male Population 970
Female Population 866
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Katwar compares

By the 2011 count Katwar is the 30th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Katwar

The census records public bus service for Katwar as Available within <5 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 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
Nearest railway station Jiradei 12 km
Nearest town Mairwa 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Daraundha 18 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 Daraundha 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 Katwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Katwar village had a population of 1,836. That makes it the 30th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents.

Katwar village has 970 males and 866 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katwar has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Katwar is 841238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katwar covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katwar falls under Daraundha 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 <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district. Jiradei is about 12 km away. Mairwa is about 13 km away. Daraundha is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehpur (6.7 km), Bahgra (7.5 km) and Bangali Bharauli (8.1 km).

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

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