Katihar

This page provides an overview of Katihar: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

15,081,323
Population
3,041,816
Households
919
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
41.25%
Approx. literacy

Katihar has an aggregated population of 15,081,323. Approximately 40.73% live in rural areas (6,142,058) and 3.63% live in urban areas (547,644).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 6,142,058 3
Amdabad 502,194 54
Azamnagar 946,830 237
Balrampur 476,928 158
Barari 856,143 91
Barsoi 1,026,044 234
Dandkhora 204,165 53
Falka 466,989 75
Hasanganj 167,718 44
Kadwa 1,040,706 267
Katihar 724,613 34
Korha 848,439 87
Kursela 191,784 33
Manihari 547,592 65
Mansahi 252,771 29
Pranpur 432,891 88
Sameli 253,458 39

Population summary

Katihar has a population of 15,081,323 (7,857,464 males and 7,223,859 females). The sex ratio is about 919 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population15,081,323
Male7,857,464
Female7,223,859
Rural population6,142,058 (40.73%)
Urban population547,644 (3.63%)
Households3,041,816

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 41.25%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates6,220,517
Total illiterates8,860,806

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 1,283,723 (8.51%). ST: 893,990 (5.93%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC1,283,7238.51%
ST893,9905.93%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 3,061,352 (20.3%). Workers: 4,990,647 (33.09%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)3,061,35220.3%
Total workers4,990,64733.09%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Katihar 3,071,029
Katihar 2,797,207
Kadwa 346,902
Kadwa 346,902
Barsoi 344,133
Barsoi 337,778
Katihar 321,817
Azamnagar 315,610
Azamnagar 315,610
Barari 285,381