# Kahata Village, Pranpur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pranpur, Katihar 

# Kahata

Kahata is a village in Pranpur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **578 people in 125 households**, the 63rd largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 578people (2011)
- 125households
- 44.9%literacy
- 859females per 1,000 males

## Kahata PIN code and other codes

Kahata falls in Pranpur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPatharwar
- Community development blockPranpur
- Census village code225359

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

## How far is Kahata from nearby towns?

- Pranpur (sub-district HQ)15 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 Kahata?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Kahata known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Kahata

Of every 100 households in Kahata in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kahata · ■ Pranpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**45%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**25%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****48%**

**40%

Own their home ****56%**

**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 Kahata?

■ Kahata · ■ Pranpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.9%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****859**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**959

Working population ****36.7%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.0% for men and 33.2% for women. 46% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 32 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 175 (83%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%)

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 Pranpur

- Ganganagar641 people
- Mahadeonagar618 people
- Parsa601 people
- Lakhpura579 people
- Gidaul534 people
- Sadapur476 people
- Baluganj343 people
- Siktia339 people

[All 85 villages in Pranpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/pranpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kahata from Katihar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Kahata?578 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kahata in?Katihar district (Pranpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kahata?44.9% (Census 2011)