# Hathwara Village, Falka, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Falka, Katihar 

# Hathwara

Hathwara is a village in Falka sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,758 people in 1,319 households**, the 7th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.0%.

- 6,758people (2011)
- 1,319households
- 30.4%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Hathwara PIN code and other codes

Hathwara falls in Falka sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHathwara
- Community development blockFalka
- Census village code224313

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

## How far is Hathwara from nearby towns?

- Falka (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)25 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)25 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 Hathwara?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Hathwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Salehpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Hathwara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 807 hectares of village land is sown, and 437 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 Hathwara

Of every 100 households in Hathwara in 2011, 4 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hathwara · ■ Falka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**54%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****12%**

**30%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**36%

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 Hathwara?

■ Hathwara · ■ Falka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****30.4%**

**47.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**976

Working population ****41.5%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 35.0% for men and 25.6% for women. 47% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 702 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,602 (57%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (1%) · **■** Marginal 462 (16%)

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 Falka

- Pothia9,718 people
- Salehpur8,851 people
- Morsanda8,519 people
- Pirmokam7,052 people
- Gobindpur6,666 people
- Bharsia6,232 people
- Baretha5,731 people
- Phuldobhi5,228 people

[All 72 villages in Falka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/falka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Hathwara from Katihar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Hathwara?6,758 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hathwara in?Katihar district (Falka sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Hathwara?30.4% (Census 2011)