# Katai Village, Jale, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Jale, Darbhanga 

# Katai

Katai is a village in Jale sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847307**. The 2011 Census counted **1,533 people in 305 households**, the 38th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.2%.

- 1,533people (2011)
- 305households
- 50.2%literacy
- 847307PIN code

## Katai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katai is 847307.** Katai falls in Jale sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code847307
- Gram panchayatBarhampur East
- Community development blockJale
- Census village code226762

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

## How far is Katai from nearby towns?

- Jale (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)50 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town)50 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 Katai?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Katai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Katai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 25 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Katai

Of every 100 households in Katai in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katai · ■ Jale rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**67%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**42%

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

**5%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****7%**

**32%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**27%

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 Katai?

■ Katai · ■ Jale rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.2%**

**53.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060**

**944

Working population ****24.0%**

**28.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.4% for men and 43.3% for women. 41% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (7%) · **■** Marginal 299 (81%)

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 Jale

- Tariani1,844 people
- Kardahuli1,839 people
- Baghaul1,671 people
- Nawada1,622 people
- Manam Deb1,352 people
- Rajaun Asli1,309 people
- Gadari1,250 people
- Nimrauli1,029 people

[All 60 villages in Jale](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/jale/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katai?847307
- How far is Katai from Darbhanga?50 km by road
- What is the population of Katai?1,533 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katai in?Darbhanga district (Jale sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Katai?50.2% (Census 2011)