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About Katar Mala Village

Katar Mala is a large village in Goraul tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,934, made up of 2,065 males and 1,869 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katar Mala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katar Mala village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Goraul
Pincode 844114
Area (hectares) 204 hectares
Population 3,934
Male Population 2,065
Female Population 1,869
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Katar Mala compares

By the 2011 count Katar Mala is the 11th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,113 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Katar Mala

The census records public bus service for Katar Mala 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 Katar Mala from other places

Katar Mala lies about 24 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Bennipatti Pirapur, about under 2 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 Katar Mala
Nearest railway station Bennipatti Pirapur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Goraul 4.8 km
Nearest town Lālganj 13 km
District headquarters Vaishali 24 km

Villages closest to Katar Mala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goraul 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 Katar Mala

As per the Census of India 2011, Katar Mala village had a population of 3,934. That makes it the 11th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,113 residents.

Katar Mala village has 2,065 males and 1,869 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katar Mala has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Katar Mala is 844114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katar Mala covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Katar Mala falls under Goraul tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Katar Mala is Bennipatti Pirapur, about under 2 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 Katar Mala.

Katar Mala is about 24 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katar Mala is in Goraul tehsil of Vaishali district. Bennipatti Pirapur is about under 2 km away. Goraul is about 4.8 km away. Lālganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adampur (under 2 km), Belwar (under 2 km) and Khajaul Bazidpur (under 2 km).

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

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