# Kathia Village, Barhampur, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barhampur, Buxar 

# Kathia

Kathia is a village in Barhampur sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,779 people in 282 households**, the 34th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%.

- 1,779people (2011)
- 282households
- 84.3%literacy
- 828females per 1,000 males

## Kathia PIN code and other codes

Kathia falls in Barhampur sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGahauna
- Community development blockBarhampur
- Census village code248004

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

## How far is Kathia from nearby towns?

- Barhampur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)39 km by road
- Dumraon (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 Kathia?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kathia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kathia
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kathar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps

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 Kathia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 33 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Kathia

Of every 100 households in Kathia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kathia · ■ Barhampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

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

**22%

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

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**89%

Use banking services ****59%**

**60%

Television ****21%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

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

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Kathia?

■ Kathia · ■ Barhampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****828**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****779**

**930

Working population ****27.4%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 74.6% for women. 45% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 169 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (30%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 49 (10%) · **■** Marginal 107 (22%)

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 Barhampur

- Manki1,929 people
- Panrepur1,866 people
- Bojhwalia1,823 people
- Baswar1,789 people
- Rajpur1,721 people
- Dubauli1,635 people
- Kurthiya1,602 people
- Garhatha Kalan1,503 people

[All 104 villages in Barhampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/barhampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kathia from Buxar?39 km by road
- What is the population of Kathia?1,779 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathia in?Buxar district (Barhampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kathia?84.3% (Census 2011)