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

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Village · Kadwa, Katihar 

# Gethaura

Gethaura is a village in Kadwa sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **855105**. The 2011 Census counted **10,619 people in 2,382 households**, the 2nd largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 10,619people (2011)
- 2,382households
- 54.2%literacy
- 855105PIN code

## Gethaura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gethaura is 855105.** Gethaura falls in Kadwa sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code855105
- Gram panchayatGethaura
- Community development blockKadwa
- Census village code224566

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

## How far is Gethaura from nearby towns?

- Kadwa (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)35 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)35 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 Gethaura?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Gethaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sonauli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 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 Gethaura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 1,135 hectares of village land is sown, and 700 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 Gethaura

Of every 100 households in Gethaura in 2011, 10 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gethaura · ■ Kadwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****28%**

**24%

Television ****8%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**35%

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 Gethaura?

■ Gethaura · ■ Kadwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**969

Working population ****35.3%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.0% for men and 44.8% for women. 47% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 536 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,444 (39%) · **■** Household industry 54 (1%) · **■** Other work 390 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,323 (35%)

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

- Kunhari10,830 people
- Sakrauna Muradpur9,322 people
- Pellagor8,903 people
- Kadwa6,715 people
- Benijalalpur6,435 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gethaura?855105
- How far is Gethaura from Katihar?35 km by road
- What is the population of Gethaura?10,619 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gethaura in?Katihar district (Kadwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gethaura?54.2% (Census 2011)