# Katesar Village, Karpi, Arwal (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karpi, Arwal 

# Katesar

Katesar is a village in Karpi sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,926 people in 919 households**, the 11th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 4,926people (2011)
- 919households
- 63.0%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Katesar PIN code and other codes

Katesar falls in Karpi sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPuran
- Community development blockKarpi
- Census village code260761

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

## How far is Katesar from nearby towns?

- Karpi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Arwal (district HQ)15 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)15 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 Katesar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Katesar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Puran
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kaler
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Karpi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Katesar known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and raw jute**. About 86% of the 237 hectares of village land is sown, and 204 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 Katesar

Of every 100 households in Katesar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katesar · ■ Karpi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**71%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****42%**

**50%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**28%

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 Katesar?

■ Katesar · ■ Karpi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**930

Working population ****37.6%**

**34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 47.7% for women. 48% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 243 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 588 (32%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 194 (10%) · **■** Marginal 806 (44%)

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 Karpi

- Rampurchae6,945 people
- Kochahsa6,409 people
- Belkharakhas5,318 people
- Bambhai5,098 people
- Murarhi4,288 people
- Puran4,133 people
- Narga4,081 people
- Kutubpur Tera3,614 people

[All 84 villages in Karpi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/karpi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Katesar from Arwal?15 km by road
- What is the population of Katesar?4,926 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katesar in?Arwal district (Karpi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Katesar?63.0% (Census 2011)