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

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Village · Kadwa, Katihar 

# Muradpur

Muradpur is a village in Kadwa sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,182 people in 249 households**, the 98th largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 1,182people (2011)
- 249households
- 68.7%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Muradpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBhogaon
- Community development blockKadwa
- Census village code224715

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

## How far is Muradpur from nearby towns?

- Kadwa (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)33 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)33 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 Muradpur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Muradpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●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 · Sisia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Muradpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Muradpur

Of every 100 households in Muradpur in 2011, 20 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Muradpur · ■ Kadwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****58%**

**24%

Television ****24%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Muradpur?

■ Muradpur · ■ Kadwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**969

Working population ****51.1%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 56.5% for women. 50% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 580 (96%)

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

- Katara1,250 people
- Sihpur1,229 people
- Dakhi1,227 people
- Ramnagar1,206 people
- Majhok1,165 people
- Malikpur1,162 people
- Mokaria1,162 people
- Bathan Kheti1,110 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Muradpur from Katihar?33 km by road
- What is the population of Muradpur?1,182 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Muradpur in?Katihar district (Kadwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Muradpur?68.7% (Census 2011)