# 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 **2,244 people in 445 households**, the 39th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 2,244people (2011)
- 445households
- 50.0%literacy
- 943females 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 code222498

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)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 Katharo?

8 services counted by the Census are inside 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn 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 office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Katharo known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 59% of the 556 hectares of village land is sown, and 162 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, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Katharo · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**13%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**52%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****26%**

**16%

Television ****10%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****18%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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+) ****50.0%**

**49.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028**

**977

Working population ****26.7%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.5% for men and 44.1% for women. 48% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 400 (67%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (5%) · **■** Marginal 79 (13%)

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

- Jio Pokhar2,537 people
- Saraikuri2,358 people
- Salgori2,339 people
- Patbhari2,284 people
- Khaurdah2,231 people
- Bahadurpur2,195 people
- Koia1,998 people
- Petbhari1,987 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Katharo from Kishanganj?35 km by road
- What is the population of Katharo?2,244 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katharo in?Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Katharo?50.0% (Census 2011)