# Katwara Village, Benipur, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Benipur, Darbhanga 

# Katwara

Katwara is a village in Benipur sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,817 people in 290 households**, the 30th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.0%.

- 1,817people (2011)
- 290households
- 30.3%literacy
- 867females per 1,000 males

## Katwara PIN code and other codes

Katwara falls in Benipur sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJarso
- Community development blockBenipur
- Census village code227274

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

## How far is Katwara from nearby towns?

- Benipur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)25 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 Katwara?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Katwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Katwara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 12 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 Katwara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 82 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Katwara

Of every 100 households in Katwara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Katwara · ■ Benipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****40%**

**40%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Katwara?

■ Katwara · ■ Benipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****30.3%**

**57.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**933

Working population ****34.7%**

**32.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.2% for men and 14.4% for women. 47% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 466 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (22%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (3%) · **■** Marginal 9 (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 Benipur

- Supaul2,473 people
- Tarauni2,312 people
- Labani2,292 people
- Bikupatti1,872 people
- Itaharwa1,696 people
- Panchupatti1,483 people
- Khamhan1,477 people
- Achalpur1,466 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Katwara from Darbhanga?25 km by road
- What is the population of Katwara?1,817 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katwara in?Darbhanga district (Benipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Katwara?30.3% (Census 2011)