# Kathail Village, Amarpur, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amarpur, Banka 

# Kathail

Kathail is a village in Amarpur sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,175 people in 213 households**, the 55th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 1,175people (2011)
- 213households
- 94.6%literacy
- 816females per 1,000 males

## Kathail PIN code and other codes

Kathail falls in Amarpur sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatFatehpur
- Community development blockAmarpur
- Census village code240686

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

## How far is Kathail from nearby towns?

- Amarpur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)28 km by road
- Amarpur (nearest town)6 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 Kathail?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kathail; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhagalpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Patwe Morawan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 Kathail known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Kathail

Of every 100 households in Kathail in 2011, 4 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kathail · ■ Amarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****66%**

**39%

Television ****11%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**35%

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 Kathail?

■ Kathail · ■ Amarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.6%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****816**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**945

Working population ****22.9%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.0% for men and 90.4% for women. 38% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (20%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 52 (19%) · **■** Marginal 39 (14%)

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 Amarpur

- Shahganjbad1,282 people
- Khanjarpur1,263 people
- Rampur1,250 people
- Dharampur1,197 people
- Bachhni1,172 people
- Mainwa1,152 people
- Kajra1,107 people
- Sultanpur Arazi1,099 people

[All 176 villages in Amarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/amarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kathail from Banka?28 km by road
- What is the population of Kathail?1,175 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathail in?Banka district (Amarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kathail?94.6% (Census 2011)