# Kathara Village, Bariarpur, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bariarpur, Munger 

# Kathara

Kathara is a village in Bariarpur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **260 people in 46 households**, the 24th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 260people (2011)
- 46households
- 74.3%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Kathara PIN code and other codes

Kathara falls in Bariarpur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKarhariasouth
- Community development blockBariarpur
- Census village code242619

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

## How far is Kathara from nearby towns?

- Bariarpur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)31 km by road
- Munger (nearest town)31 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 Kathara?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Kathara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bariarpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Munger
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Munger
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Kathara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 2 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Kathara

Of every 100 households in Kathara in 2011, 4 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kathara · ■ Bariarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**26%

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

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**73%

Tap water ****44%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**38%

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

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**87%

Use banking services ****91%**

**47%

Television ****44%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**32%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Kathara?

■ Kathara · ■ Bariarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**862

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**908

Working population ****23.8%**

**29.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 64.8% for women. 47% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (3%) · **■** Household industry 5 (8%) · **■** Other work 7 (11%) · **■** Marginal 18 (29%)

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 Bariarpur

- Barail488 people
- Barail Arazi418 people
- Nirpur418 people
- Bagra359 people
- Murla229 people
- Bhagalpur113 people
- Lakhnaur36 people

[All 44 villages in Bariarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/bariarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kathara from Munger?31 km by road
- What is the population of Kathara?260 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathara in?Munger district (Bariarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kathara?74.3% (Census 2011)