# Khonta Village, Sameli, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sameli, Katihar 

# Khonta

Khonta is a village in Sameli sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854104**. The 2011 Census counted **2,439 people in 463 households**, the 11th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 2,439people (2011)
- 463households
- 49.8%literacy
- 854104PIN code

## Khonta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khonta is 854104.** Khonta falls in Sameli sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code854104
- Gram panchayatMothoria
- Community development blockSameli
- Census village code225630

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

## How far is Khonta from nearby towns?

- Sameli (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)32 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)32 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 Khonta?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chandpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Khonta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 423 hectares of village land is sown, and 214 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 Khonta

Of every 100 households in Khonta in 2011, 12 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khonta · ■ Sameli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****37%**

**33%

Television ****8%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Khonta?

■ Khonta · ■ Sameli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.8%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1044**

**968

Working population ****39.0%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.6% for men and 38.6% for women. 48% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 126 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (17%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 46 (5%) · **■** Marginal 616 (65%)

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 Sameli

- Bakia3,697 people
- Mothoria2,830 people
- Salempur2,819 people
- Bakhri2,583 people
- Kusiari1,867 people
- Bharaili1,595 people
- Madarsa1,370 people
- Mohjan1,295 people

[All 36 villages in Sameli](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/sameli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khonta?854104
- How far is Khonta from Katihar?32 km by road
- What is the population of Khonta?2,439 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khonta in?Katihar district (Sameli sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khonta?49.8% (Census 2011)