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

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Village · Katoria, Banka 

# Paprewa

Paprewa is a village in Katoria sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **679 people in 120 households**, the 69th largest of 315 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 27.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.2%.

- 679people (2011)
- 120households
- 27.0%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Paprewa PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatDewasi
- Community development blockKatoria
- Census village code241969

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

## How far is Paprewa from nearby towns?

- Katoria (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)40 km by road
- Deoghar (nearest town)28 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 Paprewa?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Paprewa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Angora Jabra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Katoria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Paprewa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Paprewa

Of every 100 households in Paprewa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paprewa · ■ Katoria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Tap water ****5%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**10%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****23%**

**31%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**26%

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 Paprewa?

■ Paprewa · ■ Katoria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****27.0%**

**46.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**948

Working population ****36.1%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 30.4% for men and 23.4% for women. 40% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 179 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 13 (5%) · **■** Other work 21 (9%) · **■** Marginal 31 (13%)

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 Rampur705 people
- Tola Kalahadanda696 people
- Tola Uparchakmaria695 people
- Tola Malbathan680 people
- Tola Karda662 people
- Tola Bandha658 people
- Tola Donihar642 people
- Tola Dharwa639 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Paprewa from Banka?40 km by road
- What is the population of Paprewa?679 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paprewa in?Banka district (Katoria sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paprewa?27.0% (Census 2011)