# Kathrain Village, Charpokhari, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Charpokhari, Bhojpur 

# Kathrain

Kathrain is a village in Charpokhari sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,031 people in 316 households**, the 15th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 2,031people (2011)
- 316households
- 69.5%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Kathrain PIN code and other codes

Kathrain falls in Charpokhari sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSiyadih
- Community development blockCharpokhari
- Census village code247436

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

## How far is Kathrain from nearby towns?

- Charpokhari (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)33 km by road
- Piro (nearest town)8 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 Kathrain?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kathrain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Katar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Piro
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Kathrain known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 169 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Kathrain

Of every 100 households in Kathrain in 2011, 6 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kathrain · ■ Charpokhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****75%**

**59%

Television ****15%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kathrain?

■ Kathrain · ■ Charpokhari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****775**

**916

Working population ****25.3%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 56.4% for women. 45% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 80 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (4%) · **■** Marginal 409 (80%)

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 Charpokhari

- Kumhaila2,111 people
- Thakuri2,096 people
- Itaura2,080 people
- Majhiawan2,042 people
- Kanai2,025 people
- Madariha2,002 people
- Kori1,917 people
- Barni1,894 people

[All 90 villages in Charpokhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/charpokhari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kathrain from Arrah?33 km by road
- What is the population of Kathrain?2,031 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathrain in?Bhojpur district (Charpokhari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kathrain?69.5% (Census 2011)