# Katharo Village, Thakurganj, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj 

# Katharo

Katharo is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **342 people in 79 households**, the 98th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 342people (2011)
- 79households
- 53.3%literacy
- 763females per 1,000 males

## Katharo PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKharudah
- Community development blockThakurganj
- Census village code222496

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

## How far is Katharo from nearby towns?

- Thakurganj (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)40 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)30 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 Katharo?

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

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Powarkhali
- ○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 service5–10 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 Katharo known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 22 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Katharo

Of every 100 households in Katharo in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katharo · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**52%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****2%**

**16%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**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 Katharo?

■ Katharo · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.3%**

**49.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****763**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**977

Working population ****33.0%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.0% for men and 43.3% for women. 54% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (29%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 27 (24%)

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

- Hulhuli Milik Arazi421 people
- Patbhari414 people
- Barah Pathia399 people
- Hulhuli Milik Arazi389 people
- Bidhibhita331 people
- Phatamari291 people
- Kachhudah277 people
- Bhendrani257 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Katharo from Kishanganj?40 km by road
- What is the population of Katharo?342 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katharo in?Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Katharo?53.3% (Census 2011)