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- LGD code
- 233709
- Pincode
- 841442
- Post office
- Nagra (Saran)
- Population
- 2,099
- Households
- 289
- Literacy rate
- 59.8%
- Sex ratio
- 924 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 499
Census 2011 · in context
How Katesar Buzurg compares
By population, Katesar Buzurg ranks #24 of 59 villages in Nagra mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.8%
+5.3% vs mandal average
- Katesar Buzurg
- 59.8%
- Nagra mandal
- 54.5%
- Saran district
- 54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
924
−11 vs mandal average
- Katesar Buzurg
- 924
- Nagra mandal
- 935
Household size
people per home
7.3
+0.9 vs mandal average
- Katesar Buzurg
- 7.3
- Nagra mandal
- 6.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Katesar Buzurg at a glance
Katesar Buzurg is a village of 2,099 people in 289 households (Census 2011) in Nagra block, Saran district, Bihar, the 24th-largest of 59 villages in Nagra block. Literacy is 60%, 5 points above the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 924 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841442, served by Nagra (Saran) post office; the LGD village code is 233709. The village votes in Cheria Bariarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Abhishek Anand. The population is estimated at 2,475 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Nagra →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katesar Buzurg · this village | 2,099 | 60% | — |
| Nagra · Nagra | 5,459 | 57% | — |
| Arwa · Nagra | 4,612 | 50% | — |
| Rasulpur · Nagra | 3,271 | 54% | — |
| Masihan Tola · Nagra | 757 | 52% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Katesar Buzurg
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 2
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- CHAPRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 20
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Nagra
- Total area (ha)
- 102
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 22
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Katesar Buzurg
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Katesar Buzurg
- LGD code
- 233709
- Pincode
- 841442
- Post office
- Nagra (Saran)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,099
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,475
- Households
- 289
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 924
- Literacy rate
- 59.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Cheria Bariarpur
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Abhishek Anand
- Block / Mandal
- Nagra
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 841442
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Katesar Buzurg
Other villages in Nagra mandal
View all 58+ →- Aphaur
- Takia
- Kadipur
- Khaira
- Nagra
- Arwa
- Koreya
- Dhupnagar Dhobwal
- Rampur
- Rasulpur
- Manpur
- Banni
- Kakarhia
- Tujarpur
- Maksuspur
- Mahammanpatti
- Dumri
- Tola Parwezkhan
- Gobindpur
- Tetarpur
- Shahpur
- Kalupur
- Jagdishpur
- Paharpur
- Chhitrauli
- Paterha
- Bhikhampur
- Sargatti
- Kanar
- Baldiha
- Baranpura
- Banri Dhobwal
- Saidupur
- Raghunathpur
- Hariram-Ka-Tola
- Hardi Chhapra
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)