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Katihar Analytics

languages
City (district capitals)/DHQ

1. Hindi : 187,638
2. Urdu : 35,073
3. Bengali : 10,422

Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 2

Basic Details

City (District Capitals)/DHQ Population :	:	240,838
City(District Capitals)/DHQ Population (Rank)	:	154^th
District Area (km²)	:	3,056
District Area (Rank)	:	425^th
No.of Towns in District	:	501
No. of Villages in District	:	151

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Katihar Highlights: India City/Districts Comparison

Katihar is the 154^th ranked city in population, out of 768 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Katihar District in Bihar State. Katihar District is 75^th highest ranked in population & 425^th ranked in area, in India. Please keep the DHQ rank in perspective, for the highlights below.

Better than India Average-

1.
Katihar is the 3^rd highest ranked in # of Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop (No, UDISE 2021) out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates that this district is more urbanized and/or has a better-developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts.

2.
The average Central Govt Jobs(Formal),2023 of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 6,050. Katihar is the 20^th highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts. This means that this district has higher attractiveness for migrant workers.

3.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Katihar is the 72^nd highest ranked in Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023 . This indicates a comparatively high structured employment due to this location being a highly urbanised district and/or high GDP top 40 metropolis.

4.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India Katihar is the 500^th best ranked in Number of Missing Persons (NO, IPC 2020) . This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

5.
Katihar is the 484^th best ranked in Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, IPC 2020) out of 768 City/Districts of India. This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

Worse than India Average-

1.
Katihar is the 43^rd worst ranked in Number of Murders (NO, IPC 2020) out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

2.
The Average Murder/Lakh Pop (Ratio, IPC 2020) of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is Katihar is the 189^th worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

3.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Katihar is the 241^st worst ranked in Number of IPC Crimes (NO, IPC 2020) .This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

4.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Katihar is the 707^th worst ranked in Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in Jan, 2025) .This indicates lower Linkedin IDs in Linkedin Advertising module for this town vis a vis other towns.

5.
Katihar is the 650^th highest ranked in Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011) out of 768 City/Districts of India.This implies that this district has a lower birth rate and/or lower attractiveness for migrants.

6.
The Average City (DHQ) Pop 2023 of Indian City(District Capitals)/Districts is 342233. Katihar is the 615^th highest ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This implies that this city has a lower birth rate and/or lower attractiveness for migrants.

Katihar City/District Metrics

Culture

Nature

Internet

Katihar Nature Highlights

	Nature Metrics	% of India	Rank Out of 768	City / Districts Data

Katihar Culture Highlights

Sr.No	Culture Metrics	Counts	Name

Airports

	Name	City	IATA Code	Distance
Airport Name	Bagdogra Airport	Siliguri	IXB	91 Km

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Population: 240,838 | Population Rank: 154^th

Area (KM²): 3,056 | Area Rank: 425^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	No of District Hospital	1	179^th	7393
2	No of Sub Divisional Hospital	1	181^st	9781
3	No of Community Health Centers	9	214^th	8606
4	No of Primary Health Centers	47	218^th	4509
5	No of Total Hospitals	59	228^th	1390

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	No of Nurses	3390	214^th	4724
2	No of Doctors	1729	494^th	2962
3	No of Hospital Beds	1599	546^th	5784

Negative Metrics:

Population: 240,838 | Population Rank: 154^th

Area (KM²): 3,056 | Area Rank: 425^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Number of Households without TV, Internet, Radio, Computer, Mobile, Landline (No, Census 2011)	57099	31^st	3453
2	Number of Households with Owned houses (No, Census 2011)	280805	91^st	10852
3	House Ownership % of Households (%, Census 2011)	86	112^th	9552
4	Number of Households without Internet (No, Census 2011)	20983	205^th	2780
5	Number of Households with Mobile only (No, Census 2011)	174173	213^th	10906

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	No. of Banks/1000 Household (in "1000", SCB 2023)	1	1^st	9784
2	% of Households with Cars (%, Census 2011)	4	33^rd	6086
3	Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2023)	12	49^th	1289
4	GDP per Capita ('000', RBI SCB 2023)	118	74^th	9600
5	Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2023)	8	76^th	4369
6	% of Household with Mobiles (%, Census 2011)	51	149^th	4718
7	Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2023)	27	312^th	4833
8	Number of Households with TV, Computer/Laptop, Telephone/mobile phone and Scooter/ Car (No, Census 2011)	15680	338^th	5983
9	Number of Households with Television (No, Census 2011)	157504	344^th	8953
10	Number of Households with means of Transport as Car/ Jeep/Van (No, Census 2011)	15572	347^th	9323
11	Number of Households with means of Transport as Scooter/ Motorcycle/Moped (No, Census 2011)	69577	377^th	10700
12	Bank Credit (Crore, RBI SCB Q4 2022)	18218	402^nd	10353
13	Number of Households with rented houses (No, Census 2011)	37627	404^th	8907
14	Bank Deposits (Crore, RBI SCB Q4 2022)	24082	410^th	8808
15	GDP (Crores. RBI SCB 2023)	27789	414^th	4107
16	Number of Households with Internet (No, Census 2011)	10634	433^rd	10778
17	Bank Deposit-Bank Loans (Crores, RBI SCB 2023)	5863	472^nd	2047
18	Number of Banks (No, RBI SCB Q4 2022)	176	483^rd	8163

Negative Metrics:

Population: 240,838 | Population Rank: 154^th

Area (KM²): 3,056 | Area Rank: 425^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011)	19	96^th	5446

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011)	949	217^th	3491
2	Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011)	1023	650^th	9951

Negative Metrics:

Population: 240,838 | Population Rank: 154^th

Area (KM²): 3,056 | Area Rank: 425^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	# of Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop (No, UDISE 2021)	0	3^rd	3688
2	# of ITIS seats (No, AISHE 2020)	4706	80^th	1873
3	# of Enrolment in Private and Government Colleges (No, AISHE 2020)	36821	91^st	2041
4	Population (18-24) (Number, 2023)	208496	92^nd	4766
5	# of Bachelor's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2020)	42477	101^st	6112
6	# of UG Enrolments - Teaching (No, AISHE 2020)	2447	126^th	2234
7	# of Population (0-18) (No, Census 2011)	136937	128^th	1953
8	# of Total Enrolments (No, AISHE 2020)	49523	132^nd	4138
9	# of UG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2020)	5379	137^th	9979
10	# of PG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2020)	250	137^th	10380
11	# of Universities (No, AISHE 2020)	1	153^rd	7953
12	# of Master's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2020)	6137	153^rd	5656
13	# of No. of Schools (No, UDISE 2021)	1937	173^rd	11051

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	# of UG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2020)	6311	1^st	6024
2	# of PG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2020)	1015	1^st	7246
3	Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years) (No, AISHE 2020)	28	6^th	9832
4	# of PG Enrolments - Management (No, AISHE 2020)	591	257^th	7082
5	# of PG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2020)	1087	280^th	1927
6	# of UG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2020)	9152	281^st	8118
7	# of UG Enrolments - Management (No, AISHE 2020)	719	372^nd	5675
8	# of PG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2020)	344	392^nd	5453
9	# of UG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2020)	4172	395^th	6389
10	# of Ph.D Enrolments (No, AISHE 2020)	275	480^th	7710
11	# of UG Diploma Enrolments (No, AISHE 2020)	334	496^th	11137
12	# of Colleges (No, AISHE 2020)	56	531^st	9914
13	# of UG Enrolments - Law (No, AISHE 2020)	654	556^th	5736
14	# of Diploma (No, AISHE 2020)	3877	596^th	8024
15	# of UG Enrolments - Medical (No, AISHE 2020)	358	598^th	1601

Negative Metrics:

Population: 240,838 | Population Rank: 154^th

Area (KM²): 3,056 | Area Rank: 425^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Number of Panchayats (Number , Census 2011)	745	151^st	7896
2	Number of Police Stations (NO, IPC 2020)	22	162^nd	8393

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Sanctioned Police Force Number (NO, IPC 2020)	1416	1^st	5034

Negative Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Number of Murders (NO, IPC 2020)	25	43^rd	5627
2	Murder/Lakh Pop (Ratio, IPC 2020)	1	189^th	7762
3	Number of IPC Crimes (NO, IPC 2020)	2801	241^st	1750
4	Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, IPC 2020)	1	333^rd	7788

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, IPC 2020)	25	484^th	8260
2	Number of Missing Persons (NO, IPC 2020)	267	500^th	2137

Population: 240,838 | Population Rank: 154^th

Area (KM²): 3,056 | Area Rank: 425^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Urban Internet Pop/City Pop (%, TRAI June 2023)	165	210^th	5870
2	City FB Users % of City Literate Population (%, FB 2022)	134	422^nd	7359
3	English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language (No, Census 2011)	187044	514^th	9229
4	Number of Facebook Users. (Estimated Maximum)(No, Dec. 2024)	1065262	569^th	2848
5	Number of Internet Connections (No, TRAI 2023)	593683	602^nd	7835
6	Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in Jan, 2025)	132859	707^th	1312

Negative Metrics:

Population: 240,838 | Population Rank: 154^th

Area (KM²): 3,056 | Area Rank: 425^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Bengali Script	13153	82^nd	4337
2	Devnagri Script (Hindi)	137058	89^th	9852
3	Perso-Arabic Script (Urdu)	33190	89^th	11216
4	Script Pools # < 30, 000	1	115^th	10477
5	DHQ Mother Tongue Population (No, Census 2011)	254303	142^nd	6382
6	Literacy (%, Census 2023)Estd	78	262^nd	7381

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Marathi Script	27903	217^th	10163
2	Telugu Script	39429	253^rd	2500
3	Malayalam Script	6112	302^nd	1257
4	Tamil Script	23886	304^th	3894
5	English Multilingual Population	50193	350^th	7722
6	Kannada Script	23603	446^th	7268
7	Assamese Script	3229	499^th	8612
8	Odia Script	5442	508^th	4283
9	Gujarati Script	25953	518^th	3512
10	Gurumukhi Script (Punjabi)	10774	528^th	3339
11	Latin Script (English)	2647	535^th	5424

Negative Metrics:

Population: 240,838 | Population Rank: 154^th

Area (KM²): 3,056 | Area Rank: 425^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Number of Dailies or Magazines (No, RNI 2020)	221	282^nd	8958
2	Number of Theatres (No, BOC 2020)	22	320^th	10837
3	Total Annual Newspaper Circulation (No, RNI 2020)	596633	379^th	1625

Negative Metrics:

Population: 240,838 | Population Rank: 154^th

Area (KM²): 3,056 | Area Rank: 425^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	# of Uninhabited Villages	64	38^th	6483
2	# of Households with 1 married couple	228663	82^nd	9959
3	# of Households that use Electricity as fuel for Cooking	566	98^th	8293
4	# of Households with Location of drinking water source within premises	154278	108^th	1998
5	Number of households (Number , Census 2011)	326286	115^th	7618
6	# of Inhabited Villages	777	151^st	3877
7	# of Households with Main source of Lighting as Solar Energy	1508	158^th	2562

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Number of towns (Number , Census 2011)	10	207^th	2876
2	Urbanization (% , Census 2011)	26	210^th	5437
3	# of Households with Main source of Lighting as Electricity	222703	272^nd	1562
4	# of Households that use LPG/PNG as fuel for Cooking	96340	370^th	1961
5	Urban Population (Number , Census 2011)	531234	450^th	2694
6	Number of households having latrine facility within the premises	156908	461^st	8270

Negative Metrics:

Population: 240,838 | Population Rank: 154^th

Area (KM²): 3,056 | Area Rank: 425^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Central Govt Jobs(Formal),2023	6050	20^th	9137
2	Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023	37084	72^nd	1212
3	State Govt Jobs(Formal) DHQ,2023	14249	119^th	10682
4	Informal Jobs(Dist.),2023	626770	136^th	9120

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Central PSU Jobs(Formal),2023	1938	1^st	6274
2	Private Jobs(Formal),2023	15104	1^st	4388
3	Informal Jobs(DHQ),2023	56813	338^th	11120
4	State Govt Jobs(Formal) Dist.,2023	23664	509^th	3655
5	Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023	25014	520^th	5387
6	# of Companies,2023	1876	580^th	8065

Negative Metrics:

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