# Katar Village, Piro, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/piro/katar/ Village · Piro, Bhojpur # Katar Katar is a village in Piro sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **13,484 people in 1,970 households**, the 1st largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%. - 13,484people (2011) - 1,970households - 71.6%literacy - 896females per 1,000 males ## Katar PIN code and other codes Katar falls in Piro sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKatar - Community development blockPiro - Census village code247394 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Katar from nearby towns? - Piro (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Arrah (district HQ)52 km by road - Piro (nearest town)12 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 Katar? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Katar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Katar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 594 hectares of village land is sown, and 540 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 Katar Of every 100 households in Katar in 2011, 13 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Katar · ■ Piro rural average Electricity for lighting ****13%** **4% Toilet within the home ****34%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **80% Tap water ****4%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **78% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **95% Use banking services ****58%** **62% Television ****26%** **13% Mobile phone ****62%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **22% Own their home ****94%** **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 Katar? ■ Katar · ■ Piro rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%** **70.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896** **926 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926** **919 Working population ****24.2%** **29.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.1% for men and 61.0% for women. 42% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 317 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 602 (18%) · **■** Household industry 65 (2%) · **■** Other work 858 (26%) · **■** Marginal 1,427 (44%) 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 Piro - Jitaura Jangal Mahal11,292 people - Nonar7,835 people - Agiaon7,545 people - Barao7,230 people [All 109 villages in Piro](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/piro/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Katar from Arrah?52 km by road - What is the population of Katar?13,484 (Census 2011) - Which district is Katar in?Bhojpur district (Piro sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Katar?71.6% (Census 2011)