Katrathal
Katrathal is a village in Sikar tehsil of Sikar district in Rajasthan, India. It is situated at a distance of 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Sikar on State Highway No. 8 (Sikar–Jhunjhunu Road).This ancient village is believed to be founded about 5000 years back. The ruins of Buddhist temples are found in the village. The village derives its name from combination of Sanskrit words ‘Katra’ (a market surrounded on all sides by walls) + ‘Sthal’ (place). (Katra+Sthal = Katrathal).
Katrathal | |
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Village | |
| Nickname(s): Katlatar | |
  Katrathal Location in Rajasthan, India  Katrathal Katrathal (India) | |
| Coordinates: 27.9°N 75.2°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Sikar |
| Area shekhawati university | |
| • Total | 5 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi and Rajasthani |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 332024 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-23 |
| Nearest city | Sikar and Nawalgarh Laxmangarh |
The village is believed to be associated with the King Kichak. Kichak was the brother of queen of King Virata, the king of Matsya. Kichak was slain by Bhima during one year of incognito exile spent by Pandavas at the court of king Virata.
In the ancient time the village was inhabited by Buddhist people. In later period there were Jains, Oswals etc. but they migrated elsewhere. Dourwal are Max in village population. According to Census 2011: Sex ratio - 1189:1000 Literacy- 79% . [1]