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Katihar
City in Bihar, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the municipal corporation in India. For its namesake district, see Katihar district.
Katihar is a city situated in the eastern part of the state of Bihar in India. It is the headquarters of Katihar district and Katihar railway division. It is one of the important cities of Bihar. It is also a main stop on the Barauni–Guwahati line.
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Coordinates: 25.53°N 87.58°E / 25.53; 87.58 | |
Country | India |
State | Bihar |
District | Katihar |
Urban Agglomeration | Katihar |
Government | |
• Body | Katihar Municipal Corporation |
Area | |
• Total | 50.46 km2 (19.48 sq mi) |
Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 240,565 |
• Rank | 117 |
Demonym | Katiharites |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi[2] |
• Additional official | Urdu[2] |
• Regional | Angika[3] ,Maithili,[4] Bengali[5] and Surjapuri language |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 854105 (Katihar Main),854109 (katihar north),854103 (katihar South) ,854107 (katihar west) [6] |
Vehicle registration | BR-39 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Katihar |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Katihar |
Website | katihar |
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