# Kathor Village, Dharhara, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dharhara, Munger 

# Kathor

Kathor is a village in Dharhara sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **483 people in 88 households**, the 55th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 483people (2011)
- 88households
- 54.5%literacy
- 887females per 1,000 males

## Kathor PIN code and other codes

Kathor falls in Dharhara sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBangalwa
- Community development blockDharhara
- Census village code242811

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

## How far is Kathor from nearby towns?

- Dharhara (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)30 km by road
- Munger (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 Kathor?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kathor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mahganwan
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dharhara Kasba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Munger
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Kathor known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 24% of the 30 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Kathor

Of every 100 households in Kathor in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kathor · ■ Dharhara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**26%

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

**22%

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

**78%

Tap water ****3%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**37%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****83%**

**59%

Television ****0%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****67%**

**40%

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 Kathor?

■ Kathor · ■ Dharhara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.5%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**869

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1190**

**914

Working population ****49.9%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 35.0% for women. 48% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 236 (98%)

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 Dharhara

- Bokhra535 people
- Gopali Chak520 people
- Adampur487 people
- Harpur Inglish484 people
- Bhawanipur475 people
- Tola Baijnath Pathria468 people
- Tola Barhmasia464 people
- Tola Kothwa452 people

[All 186 villages in Dharhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/dharhara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kathor from Munger?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kathor?483 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathor in?Munger district (Dharhara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kathor?54.5% (Census 2011)