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Katihar
City
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Katihar Junction
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Katihar
Location in Bihar
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Katihar
Location in India
Coordinates: 25°32′N87°35′E / 25.53°N 87.58°E / 25.53; 87.58
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Bihar Government Banner.png Bihar
Region Kosi-Seemanchal
District Katihar
Urban Agglomeration Katihar
Government
 • Body Katihar Municipal Corporation
Area
[1]
 • Total
50.46 km2 (19.48 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
240,565
 • Rank117
Demonym Katiharites
Language
 • Official Hindi [2]
 • Additional official Urdu [2]
 • Regional Angika [3] Maithili, [4] Bengali [5] and Surjapuri language
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
854105 (Katihar Main),854109 (katihar north),854103 (katihar South) ,854107 (katihar west) [6]
Vehicle registration BR-39
Lok Sabha constituency Katihar
Vidhan Sabha constituency Katihar
Website katihar.bih.nic.in

Katihar is the tenth largest city in the state of Bihar [7] in India in terms of population, Along with being one of the largest economic, educational and administrative centre in the eastern part of Bihar. It is the headquarters of Katihar district and Katihar railway division. [8] The main railway station of the city is Katihar Junction, a very important railway station on the Guwahati - Barauni railway line.

Contents

Katihar is a part of the Mithila region. [9]

Transport

Road

Katihar is connected through road network to the neighboring cities of Bihar. Interstate bus services are not available. A highway NH131A-IN.svg NH 131A, however, connects it to Purina, from where NH27-IN.svg NH 27, NH231-IN.svg NH 231 and NH31-IN.svg NH 31 passes through or starts through. Katihar is near to Bhagalpur

Air

The nearest airport is located at Purnia Airport near Purnia (30 km), but it is an Airforce station. The nearest commercial airport is located at Bagdogra Airport (160 km) near Siliguri (West Bengal). However, recently the government has announced to open an air force base airport in Chunapur, Purnia to be allowed to use for commercial use. However, it is not operational yet.

Rail

Katihar Junction is a major strategic Railway Junction under Northeast Frontier Railway which connects North East India with the rest of India. [10]

Education

Katihar Ramakrishna Mission Katihar Ramakrishna Mission (front view) 2014-07-24 22-55.jpg
Katihar Ramakrishna Mission

Katihar has many education institutions, including:

Government colleges
Other important institutes

Demographics

Historical Population
YearPop.±%
19019,761—    
191110,219+4.7%
192114,533+42.2%
193115,864+9.2%
194126,326+65.9%
195142,365+60.9%
196159,344+40.1%
197180,121+35.0%
1981122,005+52.3%
1991154,367+26.5%
2001190,873+23.6%
2011240,838+26.2%
Source: District Census Handbook [27]

As per the 2011 census, Katihar Urban Agglomeration had a population of 240,565. [28] Katihar Urban Agglomeration includes Katihar (municipal corporation plus outgrowth) and Katihar Railway Colony (outgrowth). [29] Katihar Municipal Corporation had a total population of 225,982, out of which 119,142 were males and 106,840 were females. It had a sex ratio of 897. The population below 5 years was 31,036. The literacy rate of the 7+ population was 79.87 per cent. [30] Katihar is at 193rd rank in terms of its population among the top 200 cities of India as per the 2011 census.

Religion

Religion in Katihar city (2011)
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
 
76.90%
Islam
 
22.10%
Others
 
1.00%

Hinduism is major religion in Katihar city with 185,196 Hindus (76.9%) and 53,213 Muslims (22.1%). Other religions include 794 Christians (0.33%), 373 Sikhs (0.15%), 221 Jains (0.09%), 70 Buddhists (0.03%) and 960 (0.4%) not stated. [31]

Climate

The climate of Katihar has widespread rainfall during the monsoons, sometimes bringing floods to the adjoining rural areas of the Katihar District. [32] [33]

River

  1. Koshi River - the lifeline of Katihar.
  2. Ganga River - The Holy river.
  3. Mahananda River- The Pristine River.
  4. Righa River - The quiet Companion.
  5. Buri Gantok River- The Water Ways Connection.

See also

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