# Katia Village, Rajaun, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Rajaun, Banka 

# Katia

Katia is a village in Rajaun sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,577 people in 309 households**, the 44th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 1,577people (2011)
- 309households
- 70.9%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Katia PIN code and other codes

Katia falls in Rajaun sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatOdhara
- Community development blockRajaun
- Census village code240917

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

## How far is Katia from nearby towns?

- Rajaun (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)20 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)20 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 Katia?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Katia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn 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 · Dhoraiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 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 Katia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown, and 136 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 Katia

Of every 100 households in Katia in 2011, 10 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Katia · ■ Rajaun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****59%**

**41%

Television ****10%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**35%

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 Katia?

■ Katia · ■ Rajaun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826**

**948

Working population ****31.7%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 62.5% for women. 47% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 115 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (8%) · **■** Marginal 339 (68%)

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 Rajaun

- Khajur Koraman1,653 people
- Darpa1,639 people
- Makramdih1,638 people
- Barauni1,586 people
- Sujal Kurma1,575 people
- Bawakar Chak1,573 people
- Ranitikar1,562 people
- Bir Chak1,554 people

[All 207 villages in Rajaun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/rajaun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Katia from Banka?20 km by road
- What is the population of Katia?1,577 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katia in?Banka district (Rajaun sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Katia?70.9% (Census 2011)