# Katpahar Village, Kursakatta, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/kursakatta/katpahar/ Village · Kursakatta, Araria # Katpahar Katpahar is a village in Kursakatta sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854332**. The 2011 Census counted **1,195 people in 250 households**, the 43rd largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%. - 1,195people (2011) - 250households - 63.3%literacy - 854332PIN code ## Katpahar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Katpahar is 854332.** Katpahar falls in Kursakatta sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - PIN code854332 - Gram panchayatKuari - Community development blockKursakatta - Census village code221924 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Katpahar from nearby towns? - Kursakatta (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Araria (district HQ)40 km by road - Forbesganj (nearest town)26 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Katpahar? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Katpahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Forbesganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Farbesganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Forbesganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Katpahar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 186 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Katpahar Of every 100 households in Katpahar in 2011, 12 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Katpahar · ■ Kursakatta rural average Electricity for lighting ****12%** **2% Toilet within the home ****14%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **93% Tap water ****12%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****24%** **16% Television ****17%** **10% Mobile phone ****58%** **43% Computer with internet ****4%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **25% Own their home ****88%** **98% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Katpahar? ■ Katpahar · ■ Kursakatta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%** **56.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946** **913 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944** **952 Working population ****44.6%** **41.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.5% for men and 49.4% for women. 55% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 81 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 275 (52%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 79 (15%) · **■** Marginal 89 (17%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Kursakatta - Haripur1,598 people - Parbata1,539 people - Chaita1,369 people - Chikni1,328 people - Mahesh Khunt1,165 people - Darha Pipra1,162 people - Sinwari1,115 people - Padaria1,056 people [All 69 villages in Kursakatta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/kursakatta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Katpahar?854332 - How far is Katpahar from Araria?40 km by road - What is the population of Katpahar?1,195 (Census 2011) - Which district is Katpahar in?Araria district (Kursakatta sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Katpahar?63.3% (Census 2011)