Village · Madanpur, Aurangabad
# Kathbar

Kathbar is a village in Madanpur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,193 people in 216 households, the 49th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.
- 1,193 people (2011)
- 216 households
- 67.1% literacy
- 1,005 females per 1,000 males

## Kathbar PIN code and other codes

Kathbar falls in Madanpur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Dadhapi, Ghora Dihari
- Community development block Madanpur
- Census village code 254529

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kathbar from nearby towns?
- Madanpur (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ) 20 km by road
- Aurangabad (nearest town) 20 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kathbar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kathbar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Deo
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kathbar known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 82% of the 179 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kathbar

Of every 100 households in Kathbar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kathbar · ■ Madanpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 12%
- Toilet within the home 5% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 83%
- Tap water 3% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 67% 47%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 49% 45%
- Television 2% 10%
- Mobile phone 50% 54%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 4% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 18% 26%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kathbar?

■ Kathbar · ■ Madanpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.1% 66.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1005 932
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1054 944
- Working population 37.0% 33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 54.5% for women. 50% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 44 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (1%) · ■ Household industry 23 (5%) · ■ Other work 99 (22%) · ■ Marginal 273 (62%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Madanpur
- Kamath 1,251 people
- War Tola Bahrikhap 1,250 people
- Ratanpura 1,248 people
- Basatpur 1,235 people
- Dhobdiha 1,188 people
- Parsa 1,183 people
- Dewajara 1,175 people
- Tetaria 1,154 people

All 124 villages in Madanpur

## Quick answers
- How far is Kathbar from Aurangabad? 20 km by road
- What is the population of Kathbar? 1,193 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathbar in? Aurangabad district (Madanpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kathbar? 67.1% (Census 2011)

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