# Makna Village, Katoria, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Katoria, Banka 

# Makna

Makna is a village in Katoria sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,162 people in 201 households**, the 35th largest of 315 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.2%.

- 1,162people (2011)
- 201households
- 42.8%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Makna PIN code and other codes

Makna falls in Katoria sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHarhar
- Community development blockKatoria
- Census village code241956

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

## How far is Makna from nearby towns?

- Katoria (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)38 km by road
- Deoghar (nearest town)36 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 Makna?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●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 · Angora Jabra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Niji
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Makna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Makna

Of every 100 households in Makna in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Makna · ■ Katoria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**10%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****29%**

**31%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Makna?

■ Makna · ■ Katoria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.8%**

**46.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**948

Working population ****46.4%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.6% for men and 31.1% for women. 49% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (26%) · **■** Other work 114 (21%) · **■** Marginal 282 (52%)

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 Katoria

- Tola Chanauthar1,200 people
- Bhalua1,184 people
- Tola Tasaria1,171 people
- Tola Kolahasar1,167 people
- Tola Targachha1,127 people
- Tola Rajasare1,071 people
- Tola Medha999 people
- Tola Tughro981 people

[All 379 villages in Katoria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/katoria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Makna from Banka?38 km by road
- What is the population of Makna?1,162 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makna in?Banka district (Katoria sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Makna?42.8% (Census 2011)