| Katrathal | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Nickname: | Katlatar |
| Pushpin Map: | India Rajasthan#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Rajasthan, India |
| Coordinates: | 27.9°N 75.2°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Rajasthan |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sikar |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | shekhawati university |
| Area Total Km2: | 5 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Language |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 332024 |
| Iso Code: | RJ-IN |
| Registration Plate: | RJ-23 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Sikar and Nawalgarh Laxmangarh |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi and Rajasthani |
Katrathal is a village in Sikar tehsil of Sikar district in Rajasthan, India. It is situated at a distance of 10km (10miles) from Sikar on State Highway No. 8 (Sikar–Jhunjhunu Road)
Sex ratio - 1189:1000Literacy- 79% .[1]
The history of Katrathal was narrated by Ranmal Singh. According to him 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).
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. Muslims destroyed the Buddhist monuments and built fort which later was occupied by Shekhawati. Mjaour cast in village is Dourwal(jaat).
Coins of Allau-din-Khilji and Ibrahim Lodi have been obtained from Harsh and Katrathal respectively. Mughal coins have been obtained from Srimadhopur. Some years back coins of Nagavanshi rulers were obtained from village Sadeensar in Sikar district. On these coins these is image of Naga and palm tree and on other side a man.