# Kataia Village, Benipatti, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Benipatti, Madhubani 

# Kataia

Kataia is a village in Benipatti sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code **847223**. The 2011 Census counted **7,915 people in 1,399 households**, the 12th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 7,915people (2011)
- 1,399households
- 63.3%literacy
- 847223PIN code

## Kataia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kataia is 847223.** Kataia falls in Benipatti sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- PIN code847223
- Gram panchayatKataia
- Community development blockBenipatti
- Census village code220307

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

## How far is Kataia from nearby towns?

- Benipatti (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)22 km by road
- Madhubani (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 Kataia?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school10+ km · Basaitha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhubani
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Kataia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 381 hectares of village land is sown, and 147 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 Kataia

Of every 100 households in Kataia in 2011, 12 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kataia · ■ Benipatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**92%

Use banking services ****37%**

**41%

Television ****12%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**24%

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 Kataia?

■ Kataia · ■ Benipatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**932

Working population ****29.0%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 52.9% for women. 46% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 553 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 537 (23%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 478 (21%) · **■** Marginal 711 (31%)

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 Benipatti

- Karhi9,311 people
- Nagdah Balain8,658 people
- Dhanga8,064 people
- Barri8,007 people
- Behata7,446 people
- Mureth7,194 people
- Basaitha6,881 people
- Akaur6,604 people

[All 103 villages in Benipatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/benipatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kataia?847223
- How far is Kataia from Madhubani?22 km by road
- What is the population of Kataia?7,915 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kataia in?Madhubani district (Benipatti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kataia?63.3% (Census 2011)