Katihar
Katihar is a city in Bihar state of India and serves as Mahanagar Palika. It is also one of the districts of Bihar.
As on December 2024, the current population of Katihar is 3.01 lakhs out of which 1.59 lakhs are males and rest 1.42 lakhs are females. The sex ratio of this city is 893 females per 1000 males. There are around 34.5 thousands teenagers in Katihar. It has literacy rate of 67% which means around 2.03 lakhs persons can read and write. Total 32.8 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 6.8 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the city. There are around 58.8 thousands households in Katihar, which means every family has 5 members on average. The city has working population of 85.2 thousands.
Schools
Katihar has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Marwari Patshala Katihar
- Scottish Public School Barmasia Katihar
- S.J.N.C. High School Bareta
- Upgraded High School Dumar
- Govt. High School Korha
Hospitals
Katihar has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Sadapur Sub-Center
- Khojatihat Sub-Center
- Mirzapur Manihari Sub-Center
- Rani Simreeya Sub-Center
- Kursela Primary Health Center
Banks
Katihar has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
- Bank of Baroda Chitauria, Bihar
- Bank of Baroda Katihar, Bihar
- Bank of Baroda Kishunpur, Bihar
- Bank of Baroda Kuretha, Bihar
- Bandhan Bank Kadwa
Katihar District
Katihar is one of the 38 districts of Bihar, spread in an area of 3057 square kilometers. It is divided into 16 Anchals and 16 blocks. As on 22nd December 2024, the current population of Katihar district is 38.37 lakhs, which includes urban population of 3.42 lakhs and rural population of 34.95 lakhs. The sex ratio of district is 919 females per 1000 males. There are 7.74 lakhs houses in the district which means every household has around 5 members. There are around 6.2 lakhs teenagers in district. It has literacy rate of 42% which means around 16 lakhs persons can read and write. The district has working population of 12.66 lakhs. Total 3.29 lakhs people belonging to scheduled caste and 2.25 lakhs scheduled tribe people live in the district.
Anchals in Katihar district
Katihar district has total 16 Anchal.
- Falka
- Korha
- Hasanganj
- Kadwa
- Balrampur
- Barsoi
- Azamnagar
- Pranpur
- Dandkhora
- Katihar
- Mansahi
- Barari
- Sameli
- Kursela
- Manihari
- Amdabad
Blocks in Katihar district
Katihar district has total 16 blocks.
- Amdabad
- Azamnagar
- Balrampur
- Barari
- Barsoi
- Dandkhora
- Falka
- Hasanganj
- Kadwa
- Katihar
- Korha
- Kursela
- Manihari
- Mansahi
- Pranpur
- Sameli
Katihar Zilla Parishad
Guddi Kumari is the President (Adhyaksha) of Zilla Parishad Katihar, who can be contacted at email address khageshkumarray@gmail.com and mobile number 99345xxx66. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is Arun Kumar Thakur, who can be reached at email address ddc-katihar-bih@nic.in and mobile number 94318xxx82. The office address is Zila Parishad, Katihar, Pincode - 854105. You can reach there by taking a bus till Shahid Chowk bus stop which is around 2 km away. The office has internet facility.There are four computers, one laptop, two printers and one scanner available for various works.Katihar Zilla Parishad consists of total 16 Panchayat Samiti.
- Amdabad
- Azamnagar
- Balrampur
- Barari
- Barsoi
- Dandkhora
- Falka
- Hasanganj
- Kadwa
- Katihar
- Korha
- Kursela
- Manihari
- Mansahi
- Pranpur
- Sameli
Katihar Panchayat Samiti
Nisha Singh is the President (Block Pramukh) of Panchayat Samiti Katihar, who can be contacted at email address ck102963@gmail.com and mobile number 95348xxx82. The Block landline number is 06452-23**55. The Block Development Officer (BDO) is Anugya Kumari, who can be reached at email address bdokatihar@gmail.com and mobile number 94318xxx28. The Block address is Block Office : Katihar, Katihar Sadar, Katihar, Pincode - 854105. You can reach there by taking a bus till Katihar bus stop which is around 5 km away. Katihar Panchayat Samiti consists of total 8 Gram Panchayat.