It is headquarters of Katihar district.GeographyKatihar is located at. It has an average elevation of 20 metres (65 feet).The main rivers of the district are Ganges (southern boundary, 25 kilometres from Katihar Town), Kosi (western boundary, 30 kilometres from Katihar Town) and Mahananda besides many small rivers like Kari Kosi (flowing by the side of Katihar town), Kamla etc. The Kosi (Sorrow of
Bihar) merges with Ganges at the south-west boundary of Katihar District.This district shares a boundary with two states i.e. Jharkhand at the southern side and West Bengal at the eastern side. Bangladesh lies around 80 km east of Katihar town and Nepal lies around 100 km north of Katihar Town.Katihar is a famous Railway Junction with seven railway lines/routes.DemographyAs of 2001 India census, Katihar had a population of 2,392,638. Total Literacy of Katihar District is 35.29% in which Male Literates are 45.51% and Female Literates are 24.03%. In comparison to India and Bihar Literacy Rate of Katihar is very poor. S*x Ratio of Katihar in per 1000 Male is 920 Female. In Katihar, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.External links * http://katihar.bih.nic. * http://dc-katihar.bih.nic.in/Katihar/District_profile.htm
