1. Home
  2. Bihar
  3. Katihar district
  4. Katihar block
  5. Katihar Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth

Katihar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Katihar, Bihar - Census 2011

Katihar is a Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth city situated in Katihar block of Katihar district. The Katihar city is divided into 43 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 47,059 families residing in the Katihar city. The total population of Katihar is 240,838 out of which 127,240 are males and 113,598 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Katihar is 893.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Katihar city is 34533 which is 14% of the total population. There are 17882 male children and 16651 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Katihar is 931 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (893).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Katihar is 78.8%. Thus Katihar has higher literacy rate compared to 52.2% of Katihar district. The male literacy rate is 83.81% and the female literacy rate is 73.08% in Katihar.

Katihar Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth has total administration over 47,059 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Katihar Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Katihar Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth.

Total Male Female
Children 34,533 17,882 16,651
Literacy 78.8% 72% 62.4%
Scheduled Caste 26,276 13,771 12,505
Scheduled Tribe 5,447 2,869 2,578
Illiterate 78,337 35,592 42,745

Caste-wise Population - Katihar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.3% of total population in Katihar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 26,276 13,771 12,505
Schedule Tribe 5,447 2,869 2,578

Religion-wise Population - Katihar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Katihar is 185,196 which is 76.9% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Katihar is 53,213 which is 22.09% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Katihar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 185,196 (76.9%) 98,217 86,979
Muslim 53,213 (22.09%) 27,825 25,388
Christian 794 (0.33%) 388 406
Sikh 373 (0.15%) 207 166
Buddhist 70 (0.03%) 33 37
Jain 221 (0.09%) 110 111
Other Religion 11 (0%) 9 2
No Religion Specified 960 (0.4%) 451 509

Literacy Rate - Katihar

The total literacy rate of Katihar was 78.77% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 162,501 literates, males were 91,648 while females were 70,853. Also the male literacy rate was 83.81% and the female literacy rate was 73.08% in Katihar.

  Katihar Bihar
Female 73.08% 51.5%
Male 83.81% 71.2%
Total 78.77% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Katihar

The Sex Ratio of Katihar is 893. Thus per every 1000 men there were 893 females in Katihar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 931 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 893 ) of Katihar.

Child Population - Katihar

According to Census 2011, there were 34,533 children between age 0 to 6 years in Katihar. Out of which 17,882 were male while 16,651 were female.

Working Population - Katihar

In Katihar Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth out of total population, 68,205 were engaged in work activities. 83.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 68,205 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,406 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5,407 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 56,928 49,907 7,021
Cultivators 2,406 2,060 346
Agriculture Labourer 5,407 4,662 745
Household Industries 1,655 1,305 350
Other Workers 47,460 41,880 5,580
Marginal Workers 11,277 8,344 2,933
Non Working 172,633 68,989 103,644

Katihar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Katihar is further divided into 43 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,405 71.4% 834
2 Ward No - 2 8,137 58.6% 883
3 Ward No - 3 4,937 51.8% 879
4 Ward No - 4 6,033 72.4% 916
5 Ward No - 5 4,724 74.4% 743
6 Ward No - 6 5,542 63.5% 863
7 Ward No - 7 4,524 69.3% 904
8 Ward No - 8 7,599 77.2% 862
9 Ward No - 9 3,027 83.3% 870
10 Ward No - 10 6,496 71.6% 869
11 Ward No - 11 3,087 80% 903
12 Ward No - 12 5,535 77.9% 881
13 Ward No - 16 4,751 68.3% 929
14 Ward No - 17 6,576 68.1% 908
15 Ward No - 18 5,142 74.9% 923
16 Ward No - 19 6,131 67.2% 915
17 Ward No - 20 3,431 68.1% 890
18 Ward No - 21 8,599 77.6% 924
19 Ward No - 22 6,516 82.7% 865
20 Ward No - 23 3,559 45.3% 934
21 Ward No - 24 6,420 53.1% 885
22 Ward No - 25 7,634 59% 911
23 Ward No - 26 6,228 61.2% 947
24 Ward No - 27 4,069 63.1% 930
25 Ward No - 28 3,830 82.7% 878
26 Ward No - 29 3,913 79.6% 917
27 Ward No - 30 3,156 82.4% 917
28 Ward No - 31 3,709 84.6% 907
29 Ward No - 32 3,419 77.1% 928
30 Ward No - 33 3,761 81.9% 924
31 Ward No - 34 3,843 74.5% 968
32 Ward No - 35 5,366 71.7% 877
33 Ward No - 36 5,001 67.9% 833
34 Ward No - 37 5,692 80.7% 910
35 Ward No - 38 3,567 55.3% 915
36 Ward No - 39 5,691 56.7% 877
37 Ward No - 40 3,888 57.3% 912
38 Ward No - 41 7,659 54.2% 837
39 Ward No - 42 6,469 49.7% 938
40 Ward No - 43 7,072 62.5% 871
41 Ward No - 44 6,739 59% 910
42 Ward No - 45 8,384 49.4% 902
43 Ward No - 46 14,577 72% 902

Reference