Katihar District

Bihar

Katihar district is one of the districts of Bihar. Its administrative headquarters is at Katihar. It covers 3,057 sq km and had a population of 30,71,029 at the 2011 census, a density of 1,005 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 7 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Katihar
Area
3,057 sq km
Population
30.71 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
1,005 /km²
Literacy Rate
52.24%
Sex Ratio
919
per 1,000 males
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Katihar District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Katihar district.

Total Population
30.71 Lakh
Male Population
16.00 Lakh
Female Population
14.71 Lakh
Rural Population
27.91 Lakh
Urban Population
2.80 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
2.81 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
1.78 Lakh
Literacy Rate
52.24%
Population Density
1,005 /km²
Sex Ratio
919
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 59.65%Female literacy 44.39%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Katihar district.

3
Tehsils
16
Blocks
230
Nyay Panchayats
230
Gram Panchayats
1,310
Villages
Headquarters
Katihar
Languages
Hindi, Surjapuri, Bengali, Maithili
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
25.53° N, 87.58° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Katihar

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Katihar

Constituency No. 11 · General
Primary
Tariq Anwar
Tariq Anwar
Indian National Congress
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Katihar
  • Kadwa
  • Balrampur
  • Barari
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Katihar

(7)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Katihar
No. 63 · Katihar
TP
Tarkishore Prasad
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Kadwa
No. 64 · Katihar
SK
Shakeel Ahmad Khan
Indian National Congress
MLA
Balrampur
No. 65 · Katihar
SD
Sangita Devi
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
MLA
Pranpur
No. 66
NS
Nisha Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Manihari
No. 67
MS
Manohar Prasad Singh
Indian National Congress
MLA
Barari
No. 68 · Katihar
BS
Bijay Singh
Janata Dal (United)
MLA
Korha
No. 69
KD
Kavita Devi
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA

Your Representatives from Katihar

(8)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Katihar district.

  • Tariq Anwar
    Tariq Anwar
    Indian National Congress
    MP
    Katihar · No. 11
  • TP
    Tarkishore Prasad
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Katihar · No. 63
  • SK
    Shakeel Ahmad Khan
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Kadwa · No. 64
  • SD
    Sangita Devi
    Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
    MLA
    Balrampur · No. 65
  • NS
    Nisha Singh
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Pranpur · No. 66
  • MS
    Manohar Prasad Singh
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Manihari · No. 67
  • BS
    Bijay Singh
    Janata Dal (United)
    MLA
    Barari · No. 68
  • KD
    Kavita Devi
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Korha · No. 69

Election History

Lok Sabha

Katihar · No. 11

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaINCTariq Anwar
    Votes 5,67,092Vote share 46.3%Margin 49,863
    1. 1. Tariq Anwar · INC5,67,092 (46.3%)
    2. 2. Dulal Chandra Goswami · JD(U)5,17,229 (42.23%)
    3. 3. Khalid Mubarak · AIMIM81,210 (6.63%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaJD(U)Dulal Chandra Goswami
    Votes 6,37,035Vote share 50.08%Margin 57,203
    1. 1. Dulal Chandra Goswami · JD(U)6,37,035 (50.08%)
    2. 2. Tariq Anwar · INC5,79,832 (45.59%)
    3. 3. Nishant Singh · Independent12,100 (0.95%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaNCPTariq Anwar
    Votes 4,31,292Vote share 44.11%Margin 1,14,740
    1. 1. Tariq Anwar · NCP4,31,292 (44.11%)
    2. 2. Nikhil Kumar Choudhary · BJP3,16,552 (32.37%)
    3. 3. Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto · JD(U)1,00,778 (10.31%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Bihar
State
Katihar
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 11
7 Assembly
No. 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69

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Katihar District at a Glance

State
Bihar
Headquarters
Katihar
Area
3,057 sq km
Population
30.71 Lakh
Population density
1,005 per km²
Sex ratio
919 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
52.24%
Languages
Hindi, Surjapuri, Bengali, Maithili
Tehsils
3
Blocks
16
Gram panchayats
230
Villages
1,310
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
7
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Bihar
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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