BPSC · District of Bihar

Katihar: 30.7 lakh people, one story

People
30,71,029
Area
3,057 km²
Literacy
52.24%
Sex ratio
919
Top 3 in BiharChild sex ratio (0–6): 961 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 2 of 38 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in BiharScheduled Tribes: 5.9 % of people. Rank 2 of 38 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in BiharHousehold industry workers: 2.0 % of workers. Rank 38 of 38.See the numbers →Lowest in BiharScheduled Castes: 8.6 % of people. Rank 37 of 38.See the numbers →

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The history, places and schemes of Katihar are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Katihar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population30.7 lakh#14/38 in Bihar
Area3,057 km²#12/38 in Bihar
Population density1,005 per km²#23/38 in Bihar▼ state 1,106
Sex ratio919 females per 1000 males#19/38 in Bihar▲ state 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)961 girls per 1000 boys#2/38 in Bihar▲ state 935
Literacy rate52.24%#36/38 in Bihar▼ state 61.80
Female literacy44.39%#33/38 in Bihar▼ state 51.50
Urban population8.9%#21/38 in Bihar▼ state 11.3

People & society

52.2% can read. 919 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
59.471.2
Female literacy
44.451.5
Scheduled Castes
8.615.9
Scheduled Tribes
5.91.3
Living in towns
8.911.3

Gender literacy gap: 15.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 54.9%
  • Muslim 44.5%
  • Christian 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    83 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    10.1 lakh workers, 33.0% of all people

    This district
    Bihar
    • Cultivators 16.7%
    • Farm labourers 66.3%
    • Household industry 2.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 15.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 8% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      8.313.2
      Latrine at home
      14.618.6
      Tap water
      1.93.6
      LPG / PNG
      4.46.5
      Phone
      32.544.9
      Television
      8.111.8
      Bicycle
      38.739.4
      Two-wheeler
      4.76.5

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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