# Kathra Village, Tardih, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Tardih, Darbhanga 

# Kathra

Kathra is a village in Tardih sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,336 people in 1,948 households**, the 3rd largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 8,336people (2011)
- 1,948households
- 62.8%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Kathra PIN code and other codes

Kathra falls in Tardih sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKathra
- Community development blockTardih
- Census village code227172

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

## How far is Kathra from nearby towns?

- Tardih (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)42 km by road
- Jhanjharpur (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 Kathra?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jhanjharpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Manigachhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Kathra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 689 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Kathra

Of every 100 households in Kathra in 2011, 20 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kathra · ■ Tardih rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**49%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****52%**

**44%

Television ****9%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**25%

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 Kathra?

■ Kathra · ■ Tardih rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**927

Working population ****34.5%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 49.2% for women. 50% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 664 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 912 (32%) · **■** Household industry 12 (0%) · **■** Other work 182 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,103 (38%)

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 Tardih

- Kokraha8,927 people
- Ejrahta8,451 people
- Kaithwar7,810 people
- Nadhiami7,181 people
- Tangha7,057 people
- Mahthor6,679 people

[All 45 villages in Tardih](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/tardih/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kathra from Darbhanga?42 km by road
- What is the population of Kathra?8,336 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathra in?Darbhanga district (Tardih sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kathra?62.8% (Census 2011)