| Katihar district कटिहार जिला |
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Location of Katihar district in Bihar |
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| State | Bihar, India |
| Administrative division | Purnia |
| Headquarters | Katihar |
| Area | 3,056 km2 (1,180 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,389,533 (2001) |
| Literacy | 36.19 per cent[1] |
| Lok Sabha Constituencies | Katihar |
| Assembly Seats | Katihar, Kadwa, Balrampur, Pranpur, Manihari, Barari, Korha |
| Major highways | NH 31, NH 81 |
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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.
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Katihar became a fully-fledged district when it was split from Purnia in 1976.[2]
Katihar district occupies an area of 3,057 square kilometres (1,180 sq mi),[3] comparatively equivalent to Canada's Akimiski Island.[4]
Rivers: Mahananda, Ganges, Koshi, Righa
Katihar district is situated in the plains of North Eastern part of Bihar State, surrounded by Purnea district (Bihar) in the north and the west, Bhagalpur district (Bihar) and Sahebganj district (Jharkhand) in the south and Malda district and Uttar Dinajpur district (Paschim Bengal) in the east.
In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Katihar one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[5] It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[5]
The district comprises three sub-divisions: Katihar, Barsoi and Manihari. Katihar sub-division is further divided into 10 blocks: Katihar, Korha, Falka, Sameli, Barari, Kursela, Pranpur, Hasanganj, Dandkhora and Mansahi. Barsoi sub-division consists 4 blocks: Barsoi, Kadwa, Azamnagar and Balrampur. Manihari sub-division has 2 blocks: Manihari and Amdabad. Hasanganj being the largest block which was under the zamindari rule with accres of land under the possession of then Late Shri Jogendranarayan Roy Choudhury. The entire landmass with school, temple and market has been donated to the people from the predecessors who remain in Katihar now with little of the possession under the Paul Choudhury fame. Mansahi was also very active zamindari estate which was at par with Kursela and Falka.
According to the 2011 census Katihar district has a population of 3,068,149,[6] roughly equal to the nation of Oman[7] or the US state of Iowa.[8] This gives it a ranking of 117th in India (out of a total of 640).[6] The district has a population density of 1,004 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,600 /sq mi) .[6] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 28.23 %.[6] Katihar has a sex ratio of 916 females for every 1000 males,[6] and a literacy rate of 53.56 %.[6]
Angika is the main language spoken in Katihar district.
Surjapuri language, north Bengal's native language is spoken in Barsoi subdivison of Katihar district .
| Purnia district | North Dinajpur district, West Bengal | |||
| Katihar district | ||||
| Bhagalpur district | Sahebganj district, Jharkhand | Malda district, West Bengal |
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