Katahariya is a Municipality, which is located in Rautahat district, Province No. 2 of Nepal. Katahariya has total 9 wards, which are scattered across 41 square kilometers of geographical area. According to 2011 Census conducted by Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Katahariya Municipality had total population of 38,413.
Wardwise Population and Households
As per 2011 population census, Katahariya Municipality had total 38,412 population with 19,843 males and 18,569 females. Out of total wards, ward number 1 had the largest population 6,750, while ward number 6 had least number of population with 6,750.
With respect to number of households, Katahariya Municipality had total 5,919 households. The ward number 1 had most households with total 1,021, while ward number 9 had least number of households with total 454 number of households.
As illustrated in the chart, the ratio of male to female population was 1.07, which indicates that Katahariya Municipality had -7 percent lower males as compared to the females. Same as, the population to household ratio was 6.49, which means that in average 6.49 family members lived in each household.
Absentee Population
As of 2011, 321 population in Katahariya Municipality were absent from their households, which equals to 0.84 percent of the total population. Absence of males was 317, which equals to 1.60 percent of total 19,843 males. Same as, 4 females were absent, which equals to 0.02 percent of 18,569 females. At least one member of 281 (4.75 percent) households were absent.
As illustrated in the charts, the ratio of absentee population was 118.67, while male to female absentee population ratio was 79.25. Same as, the household ratio of present vs. absent population was 20.06.
As illustrated in the charts, the ratio of absentee population was 118.67, while male to female absentee population ratio was 79.25. Same as, the household ratio of present vs. absent population was 20.06.
Population by Age Group
In terms of age, the largest population in Katahariya Municipality were between 5 and 9 years of age with total 6,165. Gender wise, there were 3,144 males and 3,021 females of the same age group. The least populated age group was above 75 with total 530 population, which consistes of 258 males and 272 females. Top 5 most populated age groups were between 5 and 9 (6,165), between 10 and 14 (5,249), below 4 (4,773), between 15 and 19 (3,359), between 25 and 29 (2,784) with total population of 22,330. In contrast, bottom 5 least populated age groups were above 75 (530), between 70 and 74 (574), between 65 and 69 (797), between 55 and 59 (1,026), and between 60 and 64 (1,041) with total population of 3,968. The median age-group of total population falls between 35 and 39 and between 40 and 44 with average population of 2,138.
Gender wise, top 5 most age groups male population were between 5 and 9 (3,144), between 10 and 14 (2,744), below 4 (2,483), between 15 and 19 (1,817), and between 25 and 29 (1,391), with total population of 11,579. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were above 75 (258), between 70 and 74 (288), between 65 and 69 (435),between 55 and 59 (515), and between 60 and 64 (521), with total population of 2,017. With regards to female population, top 5 age groups females were between 5 and 9 (3,021), between 10 and 14 (2,505), below 4 (2,290), between 15 and 19 (1,542), and between 25 and 29 (1,393), with total population of 10,751. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were above 75 (272), between 70 and 74 (286), between 65 and 69 (362),between 50 and 54 (507), and between 55 and 59 (511), with total population of 1,938.
The population with age-group 50 to 54 had male to female ratio of 1.23, which states that this age group had maximum males as compared to females. Similarly, age-group 30 to 34 had most female population as compared to male population with male to female ratio of 0.93. The age-groups 50 to 54, 45 to 49, 65 to 69, 15 to 19, 35 to 39, 40 to 44, 10 to 14, below 4, 5 to 9, 55 to 59, 70 to 74 had majority of male population while age-groups 20 to 24, above 75, 30 to 34 had majority of female population as per male-female ratios. Moreover, age-groups 25 to 29, 60 to 64 had eqivalent or almost equal numbers of male and female population with male-female ratios of 1.
The population pyramid for Katahariya Municipality visually illustrates the male vs. female population based on different age groups. The population data and ratio tables are also available in this link.
Gender wise, top 5 most age groups male population were between 5 and 9 (3,144), between 10 and 14 (2,744), below 4 (2,483), between 15 and 19 (1,817), and between 25 and 29 (1,391), with total population of 11,579. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were above 75 (258), between 70 and 74 (288), between 65 and 69 (435),between 55 and 59 (515), and between 60 and 64 (521), with total population of 2,017. With regards to female population, top 5 age groups females were between 5 and 9 (3,021), between 10 and 14 (2,505), below 4 (2,290), between 15 and 19 (1,542), and between 25 and 29 (1,393), with total population of 10,751. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were above 75 (272), between 70 and 74 (286), between 65 and 69 (362),between 50 and 54 (507), and between 55 and 59 (511), with total population of 1,938.
The population with age-group 50 to 54 had male to female ratio of 1.23, which states that this age group had maximum males as compared to females. Similarly, age-group 30 to 34 had most female population as compared to male population with male to female ratio of 0.93. The age-groups 50 to 54, 45 to 49, 65 to 69, 15 to 19, 35 to 39, 40 to 44, 10 to 14, below 4, 5 to 9, 55 to 59, 70 to 74 had majority of male population while age-groups 20 to 24, above 75, 30 to 34 had majority of female population as per male-female ratios. Moreover, age-groups 25 to 29, 60 to 64 had eqivalent or almost equal numbers of male and female population with male-female ratios of 1.
The population pyramid for Katahariya Municipality visually illustrates the male vs. female population based on different age groups. The population data and ratio tables are also available in this link.
Population Ratios
As illustrated in the pie-chart, overall ratio of male to female population in Katahariya Municipality as per 2011 population census was 1.07 with 51.66% (19,843) of males and 48.34% (18,569) of females.
There were 52.91 % (20,324 ) of independent population, the working age people between ages of 15 and 64 years. The dependent children, ages below 15 years, were 42.14 % with total number of 16,187. The dependent elderly population, aged 65 and above were 4.95 % with total number of 1,901. As such, total dependent population including children and elderly people were 47.09 with total number of 18,088
There were 8,295 women of child-bearing age-group of 15 to 49 years. Same as, the todlers or children of 4 years or below were 4,773. The ratio of woman of child-bearing age and the number of todlers state that, approximately 575 children were born per 1,000 women. This number is also roughly used as fertility levels when direct measures of births are not available.
There were 52.91 % (20,324 ) of independent population, the working age people between ages of 15 and 64 years. The dependent children, ages below 15 years, were 42.14 % with total number of 16,187. The dependent elderly population, aged 65 and above were 4.95 % with total number of 1,901. As such, total dependent population including children and elderly people were 47.09 with total number of 18,088
There were 8,295 women of child-bearing age-group of 15 to 49 years. Same as, the todlers or children of 4 years or below were 4,773. The ratio of woman of child-bearing age and the number of todlers state that, approximately 575 children were born per 1,000 women. This number is also roughly used as fertility levels when direct measures of births are not available.
Literacy, Education Levels & Schooling
There were only 13,798 people fully literate in Katahariya Municipality as of 2011 who were able to both read and write, while 1,203 people were able to read but not write. In percentage while compared to genderwise population, there were inf percent of male were literate, while the percentage of female literacy was inf only.The literacy ratio between male and female population was nan.
Out of total 8,555 population between the age of 5 and 25 as of 2011 in Katahariya Municipality, total 4,865 males and 3,690 females were attending the school. Same as, out of total 8,606 population of the same age group who were not attending the school, total 3,825 male and 4,781 female were not attending teh school. The ratio of male and female who were going to school was 1.32 while the ratio for those who were not attending the school was 0.80.The CBS census also states that 277 males and 233 females did not state whether they were attending school or not.
Grade 1-12 Students & Schools
According to Nepal Government records as of 2017, there were total 8,485 in Katahariya Municipality with 4,175 (49.20%) of males and 4,310 (50.80%) females. There were total 26 schools. In average, 326 students were studying in each school.
The pie-chart and graphs above further illustrates the students and schools.
The pie-chart and graphs above further illustrates the students and schools.
Population by Language Spoken
Mostly spoken language in Katahariya is Bajjika, which is spoken by 31,228 people. The Katahariya has people who speak other languages, such as Urdu, Bhojpuri, Maithili, Nepali, Tharu, Hindi, Doteli, Tamang, etc.
Out of total population, 14,969 female speaks Bajjika language, while 16,259 male speaks Bajjika language.Details information about languages spoken by male and female groups of population has been illustrated in the table.Population by Castes
According to 2011 census conducted by Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Katahariya Municipality was inhabitted by mostly the people of Yadav caste with total population of 8,499. There were as little as Newar caste with population of as little as 14 in total. People of several other castes who live in Katahariya are Muslim, Tatma/Tatwa, Koiri/Kushwaha, Teli, Chamar/Harijan/Ram, Sonar, Kalwar, Kanu, Kathbaniyan, Lohar, Dusadh/Pasawan/Pasi, Nuniya, Musahar, Dhobi, Mallaha, Hajam/Thakur, Kurmi, Kumhar, Tharu, Brahmin - Hill, Baraee, Brahmin - Tarai, Badhaee, Mali, Chhetri, Sanyasi/Dashnami, Dalit Others, Dhankar/Kharikar, Dom, Kayastha, Dhunia, Kahar, Tamang, Damai/Dholi, Sudhi, Rajput, Majhi, Newar, etc. Only the population of castes with above 1,000 population are illustrated in the table.
Top five castes of people in Katahariya Municipality are Yadav (8,499), Muslim (4,050), Tatma/Tatwa (3,196), Koiri/Kushwaha (2,685) and Teli (2,067) with total population of 20,497, which forms 53.36 percent out of total population of 38,413 in Katahariya Municipality.Population by Disability
Out of total population of 38,412, there were total 529 (1.38%) disabled persons in Katahariya Municipality with 317 (59.92%) males and 212 (40.08%) females. The physically disabled persons were 225, while mentally disabled people were 26 and intellectually disabled were 9.
Similarly, there were 104 people who were blind and 56 people were deaf, while 9 people were both blind and deaf. Moreover, 74 persons had reported of having speech problems. Total 26 people had multiple disabilities.
The pie-chart above illustrate the better picture of disabled population along with genderwise ratios.
Similarly, there were 104 people who were blind and 56 people were deaf, while 9 people were both blind and deaf. Moreover, 74 persons had reported of having speech problems. Total 26 people had multiple disabilities.
The pie-chart above illustrate the better picture of disabled population along with genderwise ratios.
Household Foundation
Out of total 5919 households in Katahariya Municipality, there were 373 houses that were founded on mud bonded while 688 houses were cement bonded. Same as, 241 households were reported of being founded on RCC piller, 4,287houses were founded on wood.
With respect to wall of the houses, 210 houses were mud bonded, 868 houses were cement bonded, 216 houses were wood planks bonded, 4,443 houses were bamboo bonded and 2 houses had unbaked bricks on their outer walls.Rest of the houses were reported of having other types of outer wall, while some of them reported nothing of having the outer wall bonding.
There were several types of house roofs reported. Total 566 houses were reported of having thatch roofs while 31 houses had galvanized roofs. Similarly, 4,828 houses had roof of tile, 346 houses had RCC roofs, 25 houses had roof of woods while 0 houses were reported having roof of mud. As per 2011 CBS census, some of the houses had other types of roofs while some didn't report about the roof structure.
With respect to the toilets, 5,339 out of 5,919 houses didn't report of having a private toilet for their households. Nevertheless, 328 houses were reported of having flush toilet while 171 houses reported having ordinary toilets.
With respect to wall of the houses, 210 houses were mud bonded, 868 houses were cement bonded, 216 houses were wood planks bonded, 4,443 houses were bamboo bonded and 2 houses had unbaked bricks on their outer walls.Rest of the houses were reported of having other types of outer wall, while some of them reported nothing of having the outer wall bonding.
There were several types of house roofs reported. Total 566 houses were reported of having thatch roofs while 31 houses had galvanized roofs. Similarly, 4,828 houses had roof of tile, 346 houses had RCC roofs, 25 houses had roof of woods while 0 houses were reported having roof of mud. As per 2011 CBS census, some of the houses had other types of roofs while some didn't report about the roof structure.
With respect to the toilets, 5,339 out of 5,919 houses didn't report of having a private toilet for their households. Nevertheless, 328 houses were reported of having flush toilet while 171 houses reported having ordinary toilets.
Utilities
In Katahariya Municipality, there were total 236 houses, which were equiped with piped tap water resources while 5,550 houses were reported of having tubewell water facilities. Same as, 6 houses had covered well while 18 houses didn't have any cover on their tubewell. Other resources of water facilities were spout water (0) and river stream (0), which were reported of the household's source of water.
With reference to source of fuel, 3,789 households reported their source of fuel as firewood while 81 households had kerosene as their fuel source. The LP gas was used by 18 households as a source of fuel. Moreover, other sources of fuel were cow dung (1,831), bio-gas (7), fuel electricity (0), etc.
Same as, total 1,550 households had reported of having electricity as the source of their household's lighting. The households still using kerosene as source of light were 4,274, while 11 households used solar energy as source of lights. Total 0 households also reported of using bio-gas as a source of light. The ratio of use of electricity as compared to other source of light was 0.26.
With reference to source of fuel, 3,789 households reported their source of fuel as firewood while 81 households had kerosene as their fuel source. The LP gas was used by 18 households as a source of fuel. Moreover, other sources of fuel were cow dung (1,831), bio-gas (7), fuel electricity (0), etc.
Same as, total 1,550 households had reported of having electricity as the source of their household's lighting. The households still using kerosene as source of light were 4,274, while 11 households used solar energy as source of lights. Total 0 households also reported of using bio-gas as a source of light. The ratio of use of electricity as compared to other source of light was 0.26.
Facilities
out of 5,919 households in Katahariya Municipality, 764 houses reported of having no any facility in their household while 4,954 households reported of using at least one facility. Households using at least one facility, such as radio, television, internet, etc. have been illustrated in the table below.Bicycle was used by the maximum households with total users of 4,350, while MobilePhone was the next mostly used facilities with total household users of 2,759.
Economic Census
According to 2018 Economic Census, there are total 711 establishments in Katahariya Municipality that are involved in various economic activities. In those establishments, total 3,001 persons are engaged for the economic activities, as a self-employed or an employee, with total male engagement of 2,657 and female engagement of 344 persons.In every business, there were an average of 4.22 people engaged with average males are 3.74 and females are 0.48. The ratio of male to female engagement in the establishments are 7.72, which means as many as 7.72 males are enagement in the economic activities per female.
Similarly, the engagement of males were 88.54 percent while the females are 11.46 percent.
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