Katihar district
Katihar district | |
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Fields in Katihar district | |
Location of Katihar district in Bihar | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| Region | Mithila |
| Division | Purnia |
| Headquarters | Katihar |
| Tehsils | 16 |
| 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 | 1,005/km2 (2,603/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Sex ratio | 916 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | BR-39 |
| Major highways | NH 27, NH 231 NH 12, NH 31, NH 81, NH 131A, SH 98, SH 62, SH 77, SH 65 |
| 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 A1 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. Katihar was the largest maize producing district of Bihar in 2022.