# Katea Village, Behea, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Behea, Bhojpur 

# Katea

Katea is a village in Behea sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,329 people in 884 households**, the 2nd largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 6,329people (2011)
- 884households
- 75.1%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Katea PIN code and other codes

Katea falls in Behea sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKatera
- Community development blockBehea
- Census village code247161

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

## How far is Katea from nearby towns?

- Behea (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)22 km by road
- Behea (nearest town)3 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 Katea?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Katea; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Osain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Katea known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 72% of the 582 hectares of village land is sown, and 212 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 Katea

Of every 100 households in Katea in 2011, 1 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Katea · ■ Behea rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**88%

Use banking services ****42%**

**60%

Television ****15%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**21%

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 Katea?

■ Katea · ■ Behea rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**923

Working population ****25.9%**

**25.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 63.6% for women. 43% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 632 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 342 (21%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 183 (11%) · **■** Marginal 464 (28%)

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 Behea

- Rani Sagar7,711 people
- Osain6,308 people
- Kaleyanpur5,923 people
- Gaudar Rudar Nagar5,015 people
- Chakwath4,964 people

[All 98 villages in Behea](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/behea/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Katea from Arrah?22 km by road
- What is the population of Katea?6,329 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katea in?Bhojpur district (Behea sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Katea?75.1% (Census 2011)