Village · Kadwa, Katihar # Bhais Bandha Bhais Bandha is a village in Kadwa sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 544 people in 112 households, the 149th largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%. - 544 people (2011) - 112 households - 47.5% literacy - 857 females per 1,000 males ## Bhais Bandha PIN code and other codes Bhais Bandha falls in Kadwa sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Taiyabpur - Community development block Kadwa - Census village code 224495 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bhais Bandha from nearby towns? - Kadwa (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road - Katihar (district HQ) 57 km by road - Katihar (nearest town) 57 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bhais Bandha? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Bhais Bandha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Salmari - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sisia - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Katihar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bhais Bandha known for? The main crops are paddy. About 85% of the 7 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bhais Bandha Of every 100 households in Bhais Bandha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bhais Bandha · ■ Kadwa rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 4% - Toilet within the home 0% 16% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 83% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 100% 50% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 7% 24% - Television 0% 6% - Mobile phone 57% 39% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 12% 35% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bhais Bandha? ■ Bhais Bandha · ■ Kadwa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 47.5% 50.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 857 922 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1074 969 - Working population 24.4% 33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.7% for men and 31.1% for women. 45% of men and 0% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 19 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 113 (85%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kadwa - Nandiar 598 people - Kuchaili 583 people - Sonapur 581 people - Benibari 545 people - Pakaria 539 people - Babhangawan 537 people - Ichail 531 people - Sundargachhi Milik 523 people All 264 villages in Kadwa ## Quick answers - How far is Bhais Bandha from Katihar? 57 km by road - What is the population of Bhais Bandha? 544 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhais Bandha in? Katihar district (Kadwa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bhais Bandha? 47.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/kadwa/bhais-bandha-224495/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.