# Jathar Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Jathar

Jathar is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,067 people in 634 households**, the 25th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 3,067people (2011)
- 634households
- 42.6%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Jathar PIN code and other codes

Jathar falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatShivanandpur
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224946

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

## How far is Jathar from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)60 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)60 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 Jathar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Jathar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Abadpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Jathar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Jathar

Of every 100 households in Jathar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jathar · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****15%**

**15%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jathar?

■ Jathar · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.6%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**960

Working population ****33.1%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.1% for men and 37.8% for women. 51% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 135 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 605 (60%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (3%) · **■** Marginal 247 (24%)

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 Barsoi

- Kamraul3,384 people
- Raghunathpur3,381 people
- Chapakhor3,223 people
- Beltar3,158 people
- Nalsar3,058 people
- Phunagaon3,041 people
- Bariol3,028 people
- Manman3,015 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jathar from Katihar?60 km by road
- What is the population of Jathar?3,067 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jathar in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jathar?42.6% (Census 2011)