Katia observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.
Katia is a village in Simaria mandal, Chatra district, Jharkhand. It has a population of 803 across 157 households with a literacy rate of 59.9%. The village is located at coordinates 23.353°N, 86.075°E and has PIN code 825103.
By population, Katia ranks #54 of 100 villages in Simaria mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Katia is a village of 803 people in 157 households (Census 2011) in Simaria block, Chatra district, Jharkhand, the 54th-largest of 100 villages in Simaria block. Literacy is 60%, 8 points above the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 935 women per 1,000 men. It lies 79 km from the Chatra district centre, 9 km from Ghatiali, the nearest town, 7 km from Kotshila Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 825103, served by Simaria post office; the LGD village code is 349362. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kotshila Rural Hospital, 6 km away. The sarpanch is ANITA DEVI. The population is estimated at 1,574 in 2026, up 96% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Dadi →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katia · this village | 803 | 60% | — |
| Katia · Jainagar | 4,973 | 62% | 0 km N |
| Katia · Lawalaung | 1,160 | 31% | 0 km N |
| Katia · Deoghar | 1,239 | — | 0 km N |
| Bartalia · Jhalda - II | 3,586 | 39% | 0.6 km NW |
| Chatambari · Silli | 706 | 63% | 1.1 km SW |
| Chatambari · Jhalda - II | 1,372 | 56% | 1.1 km SW |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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