# Kataria Village, Piro, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Piro, Bhojpur 

# Kataria

Kataria is a village in Piro sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,841 people in 637 households**, the 13th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 3,841people (2011)
- 637households
- 65.5%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Kataria PIN code and other codes

Kataria falls in Piro sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKatariya
- Community development blockPiro
- Census village code247363

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

## How far is Kataria from nearby towns?

- Piro (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)50 km by road
- Piro (nearest town)10 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 Kataria?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kataria; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jangalmahal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Kataria known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 496 hectares of village land is sown, and 419 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 Kataria

Of every 100 households in Kataria in 2011, 0 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kataria · ■ Piro rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**80%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**78%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****66%**

**62%

Television ****11%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**22%

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 Kataria?

■ Kataria · ■ Piro rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**919

Working population ****30.5%**

**29.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 53.1% for women. 47% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 296 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 247 (21%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (4%) · **■** Marginal 570 (49%)

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

- Tar6,123 people
- Chhaurahi Jangal Mahal5,949 people
- Jamuaon5,006 people
- Bamhawar4,190 people
- Amai3,826 people
- Ear3,821 people
- Bachri3,476 people
- Pitro3,418 people

[All 109 villages in Piro](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/piro/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kataria from Arrah?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kataria?3,841 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kataria in?Bhojpur district (Piro sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kataria?65.5% (Census 2011)