It has been included in the Aspirational Districts Program of the Government of India since 2018, to improve its socio-economic indicators.

[2] Katihar district occupies an area of 3,057 square kilometres (1,180 sq mi),[3] comparatively equivalent to Canada's Akimiski Island.

In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Katihar one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).

[5] It has also been included in the Aspirational Districts Program of the Government of India since 2018, to improve its socio-economic indicators.

There has been renowned freedom fighters like Alhaj Azhar Ali after whose name there is a village called Ajhrail.

The busiest market square, Shaheed Chowk, has been named so in the memory of martyrs of 1942 Quit India Movement.

The Katihar Lok Sabha constituency has been represented by politicians like Sitaram Kesri former Teasurer and President of AICC, Tariq Anwar, Nikhil Choudhary, Mohammad Yunus Saleem.

Kashmiri veteran politician Mufti Mohammad Sayeed also unsuccessfully tried his luck in 1996 Lok Sabha elections.

Hasanganj being the largest block which was under Zamindari rule with acres of land under the possession of then Late Shri Jogendranarayan Roy Choudhury.

The entire landmass with school, temple and market has been donated to the people from the predecessors who remain in Katihar now with little of the possession under the Paul Choudhury fame.

Harnathpur Bhaisbandha Sonapur According to the 2011 census, Katihar district has a population of 3,071,029,[12] roughly equal to the nation of Oman[13] or the US state of Iowa.

[15] Katihar is a district in the state of Bihar, India, and while it may not be as well-known as some other tourist destinations, it does have a few places of interest for visitors.