# Chhatar Katharo Village, Thakurganj, Kishanganj (Bihar)

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Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj 

# Chhatar Katharo

Chhatar Katharo is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,129 people in 228 households**, the 68th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 1,129people (2011)
- 228households
- 54.8%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Chhatar Katharo PIN code and other codes

Chhatar Katharo falls in Thakurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKharudah
- Community development blockThakurganj
- Census village code222497

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

## How far is Chhatar Katharo from nearby towns?

- Thakurganj (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)35 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)26 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 Chhatar Katharo?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chhatar Katharo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thakurganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kanakpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 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 Chhatar Katharo known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 111 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Chhatar Katharo

Of every 100 households in Chhatar Katharo in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chhatar Katharo · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****26%**

**16%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****30%**

**34%

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 Chhatar Katharo?

■ Chhatar Katharo · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%**

**49.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**977

Working population ****28.3%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.4% for men and 47.7% for women. 52% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 87 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 201 (63%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 18 (6%)

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 Thakurganj

- Dastur1,198 people
- Dhakpara1,193 people
- Bhagkharna1,154 people
- Hazarigachh1,135 people
- Barchaundi1,037 people
- Jiapokhar953 people
- Kharudah935 people
- Pabna903 people

[All 133 villages in Thakurganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/thakurganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhatar Katharo from Kishanganj?35 km by road
- What is the population of Chhatar Katharo?1,129 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhatar Katharo in?Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chhatar Katharo?54.8% (Census 2011)