# Katharai Village, Rajpur, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajpur, Buxar 

# Katharai

Katharai is a village in Rajpur sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **594 people in 96 households**, the 110th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 594people (2011)
- 96households
- 78.6%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Katharai PIN code and other codes

Katharai falls in Rajpur sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSamahuta
- Community development blockRajpur
- Census village code248572

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

## How far is Katharai from nearby towns?

- Rajpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)28 km by road
- Buxar (nearest town)28 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 Katharai?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Katharai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kharhana
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sisaudha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Katharai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 77 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Katharai

Of every 100 households in Katharai in 2011, 86 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Katharai · ■ Rajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**71%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****68%**

**47%

Television ****30%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**23%

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 Katharai?

■ Katharai · ■ Rajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**953

Working population ****38.6%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 63.0% for women. 51% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 187 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 33 (14%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Rajpur

- Kailakh668 people
- Dariyapur658 people
- Chakia617 people
- Siri Kantpur604 people
- Kharika579 people
- Patej569 people
- Shyampur530 people
- Jamuni Dehri520 people

[All 236 villages in Rajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/rajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Katharai from Buxar?28 km by road
- What is the population of Katharai?594 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katharai in?Buxar district (Rajpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Katharai?78.6% (Census 2011)