# Duria Village, Kadwa, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kadwa, Katihar 

# Duria

Duria is a village in Kadwa sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,802 people in 389 households**, the 63rd largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 1,802people (2011)
- 389households
- 38.1%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Duria PIN code and other codes

Duria falls in Kadwa sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChouni
- Community development blockKadwa
- Census village code224550

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

## How far is Duria from nearby towns?

- Kadwa (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)30 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 Duria?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kadwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 tube wells / boreholes

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 Duria known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 233 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Duria

Of every 100 households in Duria in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Duria · ■ Kadwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

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

**16%

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

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**50%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****12%**

**24%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**35%

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 Duria?

■ Duria · ■ Kadwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.1%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**969

Working population ****31.1%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.4% for men and 29.4% for women. 42% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 106 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 355 (63%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 86 (15%)

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 Kadwa

- Shekhpura1,896 people
- Nandanpur1,888 people
- Kurum1,841 people
- Shah Nagar1,822 people
- Minapur1,751 people
- Sanjhaili1,718 people
- Sahajana1,713 people
- Sagunia1,710 people

[All 264 villages in Kadwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/kadwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Duria from Katihar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Duria?1,802 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Duria in?Katihar district (Kadwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Duria?38.1% (Census 2011)