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★ District of Bihar ★

Katihar16 blocks and 1,618 villages of Katihar district, Bihar

Rural population (2011) · 27.97 Lakh
Pincode range · 853xxx · 854xxx · 855xxx

District at a glance

StateBihar
Blocks16
Revenue villages1,618
Gram panchayats231
Assembly segments5
Rural households (2011)5,65,512
LGD code201
16
Blocks
1,618
Villages
5,65,512
Rural households (2011)
27.97 L
Rural population (2011)
49.5%
Literacy (1306 villages)
921
Sex ratio
21
Pincodes
About the district

Katihar district

Katihar is a district of Bihar. The Local Government Directory lists 16 blocks and 1,618 revenue villages here, home to a rural population of 27,97,207 (Census 2011, sum of villages).

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District officials

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Grievance · CPGRAMS
pgportal.gov.in
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Emergency helplines
112 / 108 / 1077
Emergency · Ambulance · Disaster control room
On the map

Villages of Katihar

93 of 1,618 villages are mapped so far, from OpenStreetMap. Tap a point to open its page.

Map of villages in Katihar

Then & Now

Katihar district — Census 2011 to estimated 2026

Estimate · not a census count
Population · 2011
27,97,207
Census 2011 count
Population · 2026 (estimate)
≈ 35,54,000
estimate, not a census count
Households · 2011
5,65,512
Census 2011 count
Households · 2026 (estimate)
≈ 7,19,000
estimate, not a census count

Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)

Method: the Census 2011 count × Bihar's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+27.1%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.

District figures here are Census 2011 totals of its 1,306 villages counted (towns are not included).

Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26

Census 2011 · district aggregates · 1,306 villages

Katihar district by the numbers

Sums of the Census 2011 village figures we hold — rural areas only; towns are not included. Each figure covers the villages that report it.

Census 2011

Headcount and household counts from the decennial Census of India.

Population
27,97,207 Census 2011
Male population
14,55,744 Census 2011
Female population
13,41,462 Census 2011
Households
5,65,512 Census 2011
Villages counted
1,306 Census 2011

Derived from the Census counts

Ratios computed from the sums on the left; no projection or estimate.

Sex ratio
921 females per 1,000 males
Household size
4.9 persons per household
Literacy rate
49.6% literates ÷ population aged 7+
Elections

Constituencies covering Katihar

Based on the 1,187 of 1,618 villages we can place. Boundaries are approximate.

Lok Sabha
Assembly (Vidhan Sabha)
NFHS-5 (2019–21) · National Family Health Survey

Health & sanitation — Katihar district (NFHS-5, 2019–21)

District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.

Sex ratio at birth
888 ♀/1000♂
Children born in the last 5 years, females per 1,000 males
Female literacy
49.7%
Women age 15–49 who are literate
Electricity
92.0%
Population living in households with electricity
Improved sanitation
44.6%
Population living in households that use an improved sanitation facility
Children vaccinated
73.7%
Children age 12–23 months fully vaccinated (card or mother's recall)
Anaemia (women)
68.4%
All women age 15–49 who are anaemic
Institutional births
66.9%
Births in a health facility, in the 5 years before the survey
Stunting
43.9%
Children under 5 who are stunted (height-for-age)
Improved drinking water
99.2%
Population living in households with an improved drinking-water source
Clean cooking fuel
16.9%
Households using clean fuel for cooking
Health insurance
8.4%
Households with any usual member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme
Post-2011 updates

Scheme progress — Katihar district

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.

MGNREGA · Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee

Rural jobs scheme — Katihar district, 2025–26

The district's figures for the whole financial year (April to March) as the Ministry of Rural Development reports them.

Households that got work
1,82,225
Person-days of work
71.1 lakh
Average days of work per household
39
Households that completed 100 days
2,596
Average wage per person-day
₹253
Share of person-days worked by women
61.1%
Share of person-days, Scheduled Castes
12.6%
Share of person-days, Scheduled Tribes
4.8%
Active job cards
3,26,376
Job cards issued (all time)
7,09,420
Active workers
4,25,447
Works completed in the year
25,111
Works ongoing
22,946
Spending on natural resource works
58.9%

Figures are the year's last (March) report as published. Spending in rupees is not shown because the dataset does not state its unit.

Source: District-wise MGNREGA Data at a Glance, Ministry of Rural Development, on data.gov.in · dataset updated 29 Oct 2026 · retrieved 29 Oct 2026

Mandi prices · Katihar

No market in Katihar district has reported prices in the last 14 days. Nearest mandi reports: Kaliaganj APMC, Raiganj APMC, Islampur APMC, Uttar Dinajpur district — about 52 km away, straight-line.

Latest reports up to 27 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.

CommodityMarketMinMaxModalDate
PotatoKaliaganj APMC55059056027 Oct 2026
Rice · FineKaliaganj APMC5,6005,8005,70027 Oct 2026
Green Chilli · Green ChillyRaiganj APMC6,0006,5006,20026 Oct 2026
PotatoRaiganj APMC56060058026 Oct 2026
Brinjal · Round/LongRaiganj APMC4,2004,8004,50024 Oct 2026
Brinjal · BrinjalIslampur APMC4,0004,5004,20024 Oct 2026
Carrot · CarrotRaiganj APMC4,0004,5004,20024 Oct 2026
Onion · Dry F.A.Q.Islampur APMC4,0004,5004,20024 Oct 2026
PotatoIslampur APMC56060058024 Oct 2026

Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →

These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Katihar's shops. Best mandi price near Katihar →

News near Katihar

Press releases from the government and the district administration, with a link to each original.

From Katihar district

All official news · Summaries are ours; the original release is the record.

Government jobs near Katihar

Recruitment notices from official commissions. Dates and numbers are taken from the notice itself.

All-India recruitment

All government job notices · Apply only on the official website. Never pay anyone for a government job.

Coming up

Public holidays and observances from the official lists, and events residents have added.

The Bihar government's holiday list is not loaded yet; these are from the Government of India list.

Dates are copied from the official notifications; a later government order can add or move a holiday. All events in Bihar

Events in Katihar → · All emergency numbers →

Essential services & places near Katihar

All 656 places in Katihar district, by kind and sub-district →

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Quick answers

People often ask about Katihar district

Which state is Katihar district in?

Katihar district is in Bihar.

How many blocks and villages are there in Katihar district?

Katihar district has 16 blocks and 1,618 revenue villages in the Local Government Directory (LGD).

What is the rural population of Katihar district?

The villages of Katihar district had a combined population of 27,97,207 at the 2011 Census (rural areas only; towns are not included).

What is the LGD code of Katihar district?

The Local Government Directory code of Katihar district is 201.

Answers are built from the Local Government Directory, Census 2011 village records and the Election Commission's seat lists.