Katihar District
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Katihar District is one of the thirty-seven districts of Bihar state, India, and Katihar town is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district is a part of Purnia Division. The district occupies an area of 3056 km² and has a population of 2,389,533 (as of 2001).
Headquarters: Katihar
Area: 3,057 km?
Population: Total: 1825380 Rural: 1653761 Urban: 171619
Sub Divisions: Barsoi, Katihar Sadar, Manihari
Blocks: Katihar, Barsoi, Kadwa, Amdabad, Manihari, Balrampur, Korha, Falka, Alamnagar, Barari, Pranpur, Mansahi, Samaeli, Kursaila, Hasanganj, Dandkhora
Agriculture: Paddy, Makhana, Banana
Industry: Jute and Paper Mills
Rivers: Mahananda, Ganges, Koshi
- Colleges
- : DS college katihar, KB jha college, Katihar Medical College and Hospital
MJM Mahila College, Katihar.
- High Schools
- Katihar High School,Adarsh High School, Maheshwary Academy, Marwari Pathshala, Gandhi High School, BMP High School,Islamia School, TN High School,Ram Krishna Mission Vidya Mandir, Netaji Vidya Mandir.
[edit] See also
| Divisions and Districts of Bihar, India |
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| Bhagalpur: Banka | Bhagalpur | Navgachia |
| Darbhanga: Begusarai | Darbhanga | Madhubani | Samastipur |
| Kosi: Madhepura | Saharsa | Supaul |
| Magadh: Arwal | Aurangabad | Gaya | Jehanabad | Nawada |
| Munger: Jamui | Khagaria | Munger | Lakhisarai, Sheikhpura |
| Patna: Bhojpur | Buxar | Kaimur | Patna | Rohtas | Nalanda |
| Purnia: Araria | Katihar | Kishanganj | Purnia |
| Saran: Gopalganj | Saran | Siwan |
| Tirhut: East Champaran | Muzaffarpur | Sheohar | Sitamarhi | Vaishali | West Champaran |
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