# Kathna Village, Kharagpur, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kharagpur, Munger 

# Kathna

Kathna is a village in Kharagpur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,880 people in 379 households**, the 34th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 1,880people (2011)
- 379households
- 61.6%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Kathna PIN code and other codes

Kathna falls in Kharagpur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMajhagai
- Community development blockKharagpur
- Census village code243018

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

## How far is Kathna from nearby towns?

- Kharagpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)40 km by road
- Kharagpur (nearest town)7 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 Kathna?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kathna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Raunakabad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kharagpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharagpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 Kathna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 57 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Kathna

Of every 100 households in Kathna in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kathna · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**81%

Tap water ****18%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**30%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****38%**

**56%

Television ****3%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****46%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kathna?

■ Kathna · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**940

Working population ****25.9%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 51.7% for women. 45% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 18 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (19%) · **■** Other work 32 (7%) · **■** Marginal 343 (70%)

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 Kharagpur

- Lohra Lachhmipur2,190 people
- Khiridih2,178 people
- Madhuban2,104 people
- Parsotimpur1,893 people
- Dagri1,866 people
- Mahuli1,840 people
- Maha Kala1,812 people
- Matsumbha1,789 people

[All 120 villages in Kharagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/kharagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kathna from Munger?40 km by road
- What is the population of Kathna?1,880 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathna in?Munger district (Kharagpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kathna?61.6% (Census 2011)