Katihar city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Katihar Metropolitan Region. The Katihar city is located in Bihar state of India.
The current estimate population of Katihar city in 2023 is
311,000
, while Katihar metro population is estimated at
331,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Katihar city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Katihar city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Katihar city, we will update the same here in 2023.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Katihar in 2011 is 226,261. Although Katihar city has population of 226,261; its urban / metropolitan population is 240,838.
Katihar Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Katihar city are 152,000 of which 85,721 are males while 66,279 are females. Average literacy rate of Katihar city is 78.49 percent of which male and female literacy was 83.47 and 72.87 percent.
The sex ratio of Katihar city is 892 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 932 per 1000 boys.
Katihar Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Katihar city & its Out Growth numbers 7,087 in which population of 36,389 resides. This is around 15.11% of total population of Katihar city & its outgrowth which is 240,838.
Katihar Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Katihar city with 76.90 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Katihar with approximately 22.09 % following it.
In Katihar city, Christinity is followed by 0.33 %, Jainism by 0.09 %, Sikhism by 0.15 % and Buddhism by 0.03 %. Around 0.00 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.40 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
76.90 %
185,196
Muslims
22.09 %
53,213
Christian
0.33 %
794
Sikh
0.15 %
373
Buddhist
0.03 %
70
Jain
0.09 %
221
Others
0.00 %
11
Not Stated
0.40 %
960
Katihar Future Population 2021-2031
Katihar
City
Metropolitan
2011
226,261
240,838
2021
294,000
313,000
2022
302,000
322,000
2023
311,000
331,000
2024
320,000
340,000
2025
329,000
350,000
2026
338,000
360,000
2027
348,000
370,000
2028
358,000
381,000
2029
368,000
392,000
2030
379,000
403,000
2031
390,000
415,000
Katihar City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City + Out Growths
240,838
127,240
113,598
City Population
226,261
119,574
106,687
Literates
152,000
85,721
66,279
Children (0-6)
32,618
16,881
15,737
Average Literacy (%)
78.49 %
83.47 %
72.87 %
Sexratio
892
Child Sexratio
932
Katihar Metropolitan Region
Katihar city comes under Katihar Metropolitan area.