Lead story
20
September 2026
newsSTATE
Bihar museum hosts ‘Malhar Utsav’, monsoon ragas enchant audience
Reported by The Times of India.
By Resident0 likes0 comments
Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Information not yet available
No sarpanch on record yet. Sign in to add it — verified residents publish it directly, others need one community vouch.
- LGD code
- 245803
- Pincode
- 801110
- Post office
- Paliganj
- Population
- 2,273
- Households
- 352
- Literacy rate
- 60.6%
- Sex ratio
- 912 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 489
Census 2011 · in context
How Katka compares
By population, Katka ranks #38 of 118 villages in Paliganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.6%
+9.7% vs mandal average
- Katka
- 60.6%
- Paliganj mandal
- 50.9%
- Patna district
- 59.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
912
−34 vs mandal average
- Katka
- 912
- Paliganj mandal
- 946
Household size
people per home
6.5
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Katka
- 6.5
- Paliganj mandal
- 6.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Katka at a glance
Katka is a village of 2,273 people in 352 households (Census 2011) in Paliganj block, Patna district, Bihar, the 38th-largest of 118 villages in Paliganj block. Literacy is 61%, 10 points above the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 912 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 801110, served by Paliganj post office; the LGD village code is 245803. The village votes in Bakhtiarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arun Kumar S/O Satrughan Sao. The population is estimated at 2,680 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Katka Paigambarpur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katka · this village | 2,273 | 61% | — |
| Kalhe Kurha · Paliganj | 1,446 | 58% | — |
| Kauri · Paliganj | 1,286 | 59% | — |
| Paigammarpur · Paliganj | 1,128 | 50% | — |
| Kudihra · Paliganj | 1,042 | 61% | — |
| Hemanpur · Paliganj | 867 | 44% | — |
| Parasrampur · Paliganj | 862 | 69% | — |
Complete this village · 2/7
Add what you know →- Sarpanch nameWho leads the gram panchayat today
- Panchayat contactA number residents can call
- Pincode
- About the villageA few sentences on history and livelihood
- A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
- A festival or jatara
- A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur
Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Katka
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 2
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JEHANABAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 70
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 11
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Katka Pagambarpur
- Total area (ha)
- 127.47
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 35.48
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Katka
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Katka
- LGD code
- 245803
- Pincode
- 801110
- Post office
- Paliganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,273
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,680
- Households
- 352
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 912
- Literacy rate
- 60.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Patna Sahib
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bakhtiarpur
- Member of Parliament
- Ravi Shankar Prasad
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Arun Kumar S/O Satrughan Sao
- Block / Mandal
- Paliganj
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 801110
- MilkiPaliganj mandal12,581 pop
- Nirakpur PaliPaliganj mandal11,798 pop
- ChandhausPaliganj mandal10,989 pop
- JarkhaPaliganj mandal8,875 pop
- MohbalipurPaliganj mandal6,863 pop
- MakhmilpurPaliganj mandal6,392 pop
- BherhariaPaliganj mandal5,419 pop
- SikariaPaliganj mandal4,768 pop
- Lalganj SehraPaliganj mandal4,552 pop
Same name, different place
Other villages named Katka
Looking for a different Katka? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Katka →
- KatkaJansath · Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh4,674 pop
- KatkaSinghwara · Darbhanga, Bihar4,200 pop
- KatkaSirauli Gauspur · Bara Banki, Uttar Pradesh2,465 pop
- KatkaSitapur · Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh2,333 pop
- KatkaHardoi · Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh1,824 pop
- KatkaSandila · Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh1,272 pop
- KatkaSandila · Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh1,241 pop
- KatkaAkbarpur · Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh1,181 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Katka
Other villages in Paliganj mandal
View all 60+ →- Milki
- Nirakpur Pali
- Chandhaus
- Jarkha
- Mohbalipur
- Makhmilpur
- Bherharia
- Sikaria
- Lalganj Sehra
- Dharahra
- Rampur Nagwan
- Kurkuri
- Akbarpur
- Korra
- Pipardaha
- Jamharu
- Dahia
- Akhtiarpur Pali
- Khapura
- Kalyanpur
- Bali Pakar
- Murka
- Belaunra
- Mungila
- Harpur Ankuri
- Bela
- Dhokahra
- Karauti
- Patringa
- Sarsi
- Mera
- Mathurapur Khusdihra
- Masaurha
- Madhwa
- Pearpura
- Nadhari
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)