# Kataun Village, Chanan, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chanan, Banka 

# Kataun

Kataun is a village in Chanan sub-district of Banka district, Bihar, PIN code **814131**. The 2011 Census counted **205 people in 32 households**, the 198th largest of 269 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.8%.

- 205people (2011)
- 32households
- 65.1%literacy
- 814131PIN code

## Kataun PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kataun is 814131.** Kataun falls in Chanan sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- PIN code814131
- Gram panchayatBirnia
- Community development blockChanan
- Census village code241897

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

## How far is Kataun from nearby towns?

- Chanan (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)39 km by road
- Deoghar (nearest town)23 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 Kataun?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kataun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jaipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Kataun known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 47 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Kataun

Of every 100 households in Kataun in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kataun · ■ Chanan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**8%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**96%

Use banking services ****66%**

**41%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kataun?

■ Kataun · ■ Chanan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**46.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**967

Working population ****29.3%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 56.6% for women. 50% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 26 (43%) · **■** Other work 24 (40%) · **■** Marginal 10 (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 Chanan

- Tola Bargoian215 people
- Tola Gobardaha213 people
- Tola Bhalua210 people
- Tola Barakol209 people
- Kurumtanr202 people
- Tola Hardia Kalan202 people
- Tola Mehia Simar201 people
- Tola Harikura195 people

[All 333 villages in Chanan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/chanan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kataun?814131
- How far is Kataun from Banka?39 km by road
- What is the population of Kataun?205 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kataun in?Banka district (Chanan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kataun?65.1% (Census 2011)