History of Katihar The district of Katihar is situated in the plains of North Eastern part of Bihar State, surrounded by Purnea district in the North and West Bhagalpur and Sahebganj district in the South and West Bengal in the East. It was one of the Subdivisions of the old Purnea district and was bifurcated as a separate district on 2nd October, 1973. This district has three Subdivisions – Katihar, Barsoi and Manihari and sixteen community development blocks. Katihar district is situated between Latitude 250 42’ - 260 22’ N and Longitude 870 10’ - 880 05’ E.
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