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

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Village · Pranpur, Katihar 

# Keotia

Keotia is a village in Pranpur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,016 people in 229 households**, the 45th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 1,016people (2011)
- 229households
- 68.3%literacy
- 854116PIN code

## Keotia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Keotia is 854116.** Keotia falls in Pranpur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code854116
- Gram panchayatDharhan
- Community development blockPranpur
- Census village code225365

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

## How far is Keotia from nearby towns?

- Pranpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)15 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 Keotia?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Keotia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 Keotia known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and jute**. About 51% of the 193 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Keotia

Of every 100 households in Keotia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Keotia · ■ Pranpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**45%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****37%**

**25%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****47%**

**40%

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 Keotia?

■ Keotia · ■ Pranpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**959

Working population ****30.4%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 59.1% for women. 46% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 57 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 227 (73%) · **■** Other work 24 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Maniknagar1,250 people
- Jhauwa1,234 people
- Kusiari1,232 people
- Athara1,225 people
- Belgachi1,006 people
- Majgawan993 people
- Sonaila951 people
- Maharampur913 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Keotia?854116
- How far is Keotia from Katihar?15 km by road
- What is the population of Keotia?1,016 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keotia in?Katihar district (Pranpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Keotia?68.3% (Census 2011)