# Kataya Village, Biraul, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Biraul, Darbhanga 

# Kataya

Kataya is a village in Biraul sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847203**. The 2011 Census counted **3,844 people in 735 households**, the 25th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.3%.

- 3,844people (2011)
- 735households
- 51.1%literacy
- 847203PIN code

## Kataya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kataya is 847203.** Kataya falls in Biraul sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code847203
- Gram panchayatLadha
- Community development blockBiraul
- Census village code227730

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

## How far is Kataya from nearby towns?

- Biraul (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)45 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town)45 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 Kataya?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Biraul
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dharbhanga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 10 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 Kataya known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Kataya

Of every 100 households in Kataya in 2011, 13 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kataya · ■ Biraul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**83%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**43%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****28%**

**32%

Television ****8%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**29%

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 Kataya?

■ Kataya · ■ Biraul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.1%**

**53.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**938

Working population ****35.6%**

**30.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.8% for men and 40.4% for women. 50% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 291 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 423 (31%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 75 (5%) · **■** Marginal 549 (40%)

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 Biraul

- Murwara4,483 people
- Paghari4,163 people
- Dumri4,012 people
- Awan3,919 people
- Kahuwa3,764 people
- Kamar Kalan3,587 people
- Mahamadpur3,364 people
- Hanti3,275 people

[All 70 villages in Biraul](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/biraul/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kataya?847203
- How far is Kataya from Darbhanga?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kataya?3,844 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kataya in?Darbhanga district (Biraul sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kataya?51.1% (Census 2011)