Katihar District Population, Bihar - Census India 2011

Katihar is one of district of Bihar in India. There are 16 Taluks, 1540 villages and 4 towns in Katihar district.

As per the Census India 2011, Katihar district has 619076 households, population of 3071029 of which 1600430 are males and 1470599 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 620332 which is 20.2% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Katihar district is around 919 compared to 918 which is average of Bihar state. The literacy rate of Katihar district is 41.69% out of which 47.63% males are literate and 35.22% females are literate. The total area of Katihar is 3057 sq.km with population density of 1005 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 91.08% of population lives in Urban area and 8.92% lives in Rural area. There are 8.57% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 5.86% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Katihar district.

Katihar Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total3071029100%
Hindu168458954.85%
Muslim136564544.47%
Christian86590.28%
Religion not stated65220.21%
Sikh27540.09%
Other religions and persuasions21410.07%
Jain5070.02%
Buddhist2120.01%

Katihar Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)68.362988.64
Number of households53564565512
Total Population2738222797207
Population (%)52.84%47.96%
Male Population1446861455744
Female Population1291361341463
Sex Ratio893921
Literacy (%)65.89%39.32%

List of Taluks in Katihar

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Katihar district, Bihar
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Kadwa346902345.731003922
Barsoi344133232.631479918
Katihar321817114.592809900
Azamnagar315610294.081073920
Barari285381282.381011905
Korha282813323.56874932
Manihari191407260.01736907
Amdabad167398177.95941928
Balrampur158976225.27706934
Falka155663210.39740930
Pranpur144297123.501168924
Sameli84486108.74777918
Mansahi8425756.531490925
Dandkhora6805575.72899927
Kursela63928156.07410904
Hasanganj5590669.90800928

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Katihar Population Facts

Number of Households619076
Population3071029
Male Population1600430 (52.11%)
Female Population1470599 (47.89%)
Children Population620332
Area3057 km2
Population density/km21005
Sex-ratio919
Literacy41.69%
Male Literacy47.63%
Female Literacy35.22%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %5.86%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %8.57%

Map of Katihar, Bihar