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About Katahra Village

Katahra is one of the larger villages in Chhatapur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,765, made up of 4,415 males and 4,350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1175.24 hectares hectares.

Katahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katahra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Chhatapur
Area (hectares) 1175.24 hectares
Population 8,765
Male Population 4,415
Female Population 4,350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katahra compares

By the 2011 count Katahra is the 9th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,629 residents. Its 1175.24 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Katahra

Katahra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katahra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katahra from other places

Katahra lies about 48 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Narpatganj, about 14 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 Katahra
Tehsil headquarters Chhatapur 5.9 km
Nearest town Chhātāpur 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Narpatganj 14 km
District headquarters Supaul 48 km

Villages closest to Katahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katahra village had a population of 8,765. That makes it the 9th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,629 residents.

Katahra village has 4,415 males and 4,350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katahra has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Katahra covers 1175.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katahra falls under Chhatapur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Katahra is Narpatganj, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katahra.

Katahra is about 48 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katahra is in Chhatapur tehsil of Supaul district. Chhatapur is about 5.9 km away. Chhātāpur is about 5.9 km away. Narpatganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohanpur (under 2 km), Patti Niyamat Urf Girdharpatti (2.9 km) and Bhatabari (3.3 km).

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

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