# Kataha Village, Alinagar, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Alinagar, Darbhanga 

# Kataha

Kataha is a village in Alinagar sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **867 people in 165 households**, the 35th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%.

- 867people (2011)
- 165households
- 59.4%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Kataha PIN code and other codes

Kataha falls in Alinagar sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMohiuddinpur
- Community development blockAlinagar
- Census village code227224

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

## How far is Kataha from nearby towns?

- Alinagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)36 km by road
- Benipur (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 Kataha?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kataha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn 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

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mahkaur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhanjharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 15 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 Kataha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 66 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Kataha

Of every 100 households in Kataha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kataha · ■ Alinagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**97%

Use banking services ****16%**

**37%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**29%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kataha?

■ Kataha · ■ Alinagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**49.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1284**

**953

Working population ****40.7%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.6% for men and 49.5% for women. 43% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 350 (99%)

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 Alinagar

- Gorkha1,490 people
- Kiratpur1,414 people
- Baghela932 people
- Chak Milki926 people
- Haritha402 people
- Milki348 people
- Urgawan229 people
- Chak Khoka192 people

[All 44 villages in Alinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/alinagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kataha from Darbhanga?36 km by road
- What is the population of Kataha?867 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kataha in?Darbhanga district (Alinagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kataha?59.4% (Census 2011)