# Katehar Village, Surajgarha, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Surajgarha, Lakhisarai 

# Katehar

Katehar is a village in Surajgarha sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,262 people in 493 households**, the 31st largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 3,262people (2011)
- 493households
- 59.4%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Katehar PIN code and other codes

Katehar falls in Surajgarha sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGopalpur
- Community development blockSurajgarha
- Census village code243414

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

## How far is Katehar from nearby towns?

- Surajgarha (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Lakhisarai (district HQ)16 km by road
- Lakhisarai (nearest town)16 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 Katehar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Katehar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Surajgarha
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Surajgarha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 12 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 Katehar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 79 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 Katehar

Of every 100 households in Katehar in 2011, 59 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katehar · ■ Surajgarha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**64%

Tap water ****3%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****66%**

**65%

Television ****30%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**27%

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 Katehar?

■ Katehar · ■ Surajgarha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**919

Working population ****27.6%**

**31.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.9% for men and 45.4% for women. 44% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (12%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 252 (28%) · **■** Marginal 467 (52%)

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 Surajgarha

- Bansipur3,537 people
- Mano3,526 people
- Bikrampur3,481 people
- Pokhra Wan3,289 people
- Makhsuspur2,908 people
- Abgil Chak2,787 people
- Ghoghi2,676 people
- Sahur2,655 people

[All 184 villages in Surajgarha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/surajgarha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Katehar from Lakhisarai?16 km by road
- What is the population of Katehar?3,262 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katehar in?Lakhisarai district (Surajgarha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Katehar?59.4% (Census 2011)