Population30,71,029Katihar
Males16,00,430
Females14,70,599
Workers10,13,566
Literate12,80,190
Population Overview
Total population30,71,029
Males16,00,430
Females14,70,599
Sex ratio919per 1,000 males
Households6,19,076
Literacy
Literate12,80,190
Literate males7,62,256
Literate females5,17,934
Literacy %41.7%
Illiterate17,90,839
Illiterate males8,38,174
Illiterate females9,52,665
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–66,20,332
Boys 0–63,16,391
Girls 0–63,03,941
Child %20.2%
SC / ST
SC population2,63,100
SC males1,36,429
SC females1,26,671
SC %8.6%
ST population1,79,971
ST males92,190
ST females87,781
ST %5.9%
Workers — Total
Total workers10,13,566
Worker males7,60,522
Worker females2,53,044
Work participation %33%
Non-workers20,57,463
Non-worker males8,39,908
Non-worker females12,17,555
Workers — Main
Main workers6,67,602
Main males5,55,631
Main females1,11,971
Cultivators1,39,059
Cultivator males1,25,129
Cultivator females13,930
Agri labourers3,99,923
Agri labourer males3,24,095
Agri labourer females75,828
Household industry10,823
HH industry males7,037
HH industry females3,786
Other workers1,17,797
Other males99,370
Other females18,427
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers3,45,964
Marginal males2,04,891
Marginal females1,41,073
Marg. cultivators29,798
Marg. agri labourers2,72,368
Marg. HH industry9,754
Marg. other34,044
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males19,460
Marg. cultivator females10,338
Marg. agri lab. males1,60,172
Marg. agri lab. females1,12,196
Marg. HH industry males3,606
Marg. HH industry females6,148
Marg. other males21,653
Marg. other females12,391
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers2,80,467
3–6 mo males1,73,171
3–6 mo females1,07,296
3–6 mo cultivators24,395
3–6 mo cult. males16,586
3–6 mo cult. females7,809
3–6 mo agri lab.2,21,883
3–6 mo agri lab. males1,35,704
3–6 mo agri lab. females86,179
3–6 mo HH industry6,227
3–6 mo HH ind. males2,619
3–6 mo HH ind. females3,608
3–6 mo other27,962
3–6 mo other males18,262
3–6 mo other females9,700
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers65,497
0–3 mo males31,720
0–3 mo females33,777
0–3 mo cultivators5,403
0–3 mo cult. males2,874
0–3 mo cult. females2,529
0–3 mo agri lab.50,485
0–3 mo agri lab. males24,468
0–3 mo agri lab. females26,017
0–3 mo HH industry3,527
0–3 mo HH ind. males987
0–3 mo HH ind. females2,540
0–3 mo other6,082
0–3 mo other males3,391
0–3 mo other females2,691