# Kathrain Village, Kaler, Arwal (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kaler, Arwal 

# Kathrain

Kathrain is a village in Kaler sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar, PIN code **824127**. The 2011 Census counted **1,150 people in 150 households**, the 42nd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 1,150people (2011)
- 150households
- 72.4%literacy
- 824127PIN code

## Kathrain PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kathrain is 824127.** Kathrain falls in Kaler sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar.

- PIN code824127
- Gram panchayatMainpura
- Community development blockKaler
- Census village code260698

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kathrain from nearby towns?

- Kaler (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Arwal (district HQ)20 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)20 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 Kathrain?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kathrain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chanda
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kaler
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kaler
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Kathrain known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Kathrain

Of every 100 households in Kathrain in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kathrain · ■ Kaler rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****77%**

**58%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Kathrain?

■ Kathrain · ■ Kaler rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****670**

**965

Working population ****47.8%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 58.7% for women. 47% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 203 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 295 (54%) · **■** Other work 40 (7%) · **■** Marginal 12 (2%)

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 Kaler

- Bhikhanpur Dhawai1,265 people
- Durgapur1,255 people
- Makhmulpur1,237 people
- Bakhtar1,214 people
- Bhagwanpur1,071 people
- Simbhua1,013 people
- Turkharsa1,010 people
- Kalandara984 people

[All 60 villages in Kaler](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/kaler/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kathrain?824127
- How far is Kathrain from Arwal?20 km by road
- What is the population of Kathrain?1,150 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathrain in?Arwal district (Kaler sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kathrain?72.4% (Census 2011)