# Katraul Village, Jale, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Jale, Darbhanga 

# Katraul

Katraul is a village in Jale sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847302**. The 2011 Census counted **2,193 people in 453 households**, the 30th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.2%.

- 2,193people (2011)
- 453households
- 38.2%literacy
- 847302PIN code

## Katraul PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katraul is 847302.** Katraul falls in Jale sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code847302
- Gram panchayatKatraul Basant
- Community development blockJale
- Census village code226721

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

## How far is Katraul from nearby towns?

- Jale (sub-district HQ)7 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 Katraul?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Katraul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jale
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Jale
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Katraul known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 235 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Katraul

Of every 100 households in Katraul in 2011, 0 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Katraul · ■ Jale rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**67%

Tap water ****4%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**42%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****34%**

**32%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Katraul?

■ Katraul · ■ Jale rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.2%**

**53.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869**

**944

Working population ****32.9%**

**28.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.3% for men and 33.1% for women. 46% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 182 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 334 (46%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (6%) · **■** Marginal 161 (22%)

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

- Chandar Dipa2,825 people
- Khajurwara2,810 people
- Ghograha2,630 people
- Pakhauli2,215 people
- Dighopatti2,005 people
- Manamkhedu2,001 people
- Pauni1,899 people
- Tariani1,844 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katraul?847302
- How far is Katraul from Darbhanga?45 km by road
- What is the population of Katraul?2,193 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katraul in?Darbhanga district (Jale sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Katraul?38.2% (Census 2011)