# Kathar Village, Simri, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/simri/kathar/ Village · Simri, Buxar # Kathar Kathar is a village in Simri sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,243 people in 990 households**, the 7th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%. - 6,243people (2011) - 990households - 66.0%literacy - 936females per 1,000 males ## Kathar PIN code and other codes Kathar falls in Simri sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKathar - Community development blockSimri - Census village code247886 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kathar from nearby towns? - Simri (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Buxar (district HQ)27 km by road - Dumraon (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 Kathar? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Kathar; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dumri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Kathar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 349 hectares of village land is sown, and 244 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 Kathar Of every 100 households in Kathar in 2011, 11 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kathar · ■ Simri rural average Electricity for lighting ****11%** **13% Toilet within the home ****18%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **77% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **76% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **91% Use banking services ****53%** **62% Television ****16%** **16% Mobile phone ****68%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **16% Own their home ****99%** **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 Kathar? ■ Kathar · ■ Simri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%** **68.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1002** **921 Working population ****34.7%** **31.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.6% for men and 54.4% for women. 44% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 264 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 405 (19%) · **■** Household industry 64 (3%) · **■** Other work 166 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1,267 (58%) 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 Simri - Dumri8,794 people - Rajpur Kalan8,643 people - Neyazipur7,418 people - Gangauli6,433 people - Nagpura5,824 people - Keshopur5,303 people - Kharhatanr5,303 people - Rajapur5,196 people [All 156 villages in Simri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/simri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kathar from Buxar?27 km by road - What is the population of Kathar?6,243 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kathar in?Buxar district (Simri sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kathar?66.0% (Census 2011)