Katihar District | |
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![]() Fields in Katihar district | |
![]() Location of Katihar district in Bihar | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Bihar |
Region | Mithila |
Division | Purnia |
Headquarters | Katihar |
Tehsils | 17 |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Katihar |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Katihar, Kadwa, Balrampur, Pranpur, Manihari, Barari Korha |
Area | |
• Total | 3,056 km2 (1,180 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,071,029 |
• Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Sex ratio | 916 |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi, Urdu |
• Regional Languages | Maithili, Surjapuri, Bengali |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | BR-39 |
Major highways | NH-31, NH-81, NH-131A |
Website | http://katihar.bih.nic.in/ |
Katihar district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state in India, and Katihar city is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district is a part of Purnia Division. It is prominently known for its Katihar Junction Railway Station, which is a Category A station on the Barauni–Guwahati line. It has been included in the Aspirational Districts Program of the Government of India since 2018, to improve its socio-economic indicators.[1]
Katihar is the largest maize producing district of Bihar in 2022.[2]