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

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Village · Sangrampur, Munger 

# Kathara

Kathara is a village in Sangrampur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **280 people in 50 households**, the 64th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 280people (2011)
- 50households
- 77.0%literacy
- 806females per 1,000 males

## Kathara PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBaliya
- Community development blockSangrampur
- Census village code243284

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?

- Sangrampur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)70 km by road
- Kharagpur (nearest town)26 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?

7 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 · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kharagpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tarapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tarapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 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
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Kathara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 38 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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, 0 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kathara · ■ Sangrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**75%

Tap water ****24%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**40%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****81%**

**50%

Television ****30%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**38%

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 Kathara?

■ Kathara · ■ Sangrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****806**

**876

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**906

Working population ****91.4%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 61.5% for women. 92% of men and 90% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 256 (100%)

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 Sangrampur

- Kasraiya418 people
- Bejham397 people
- Sirmatpur349 people
- Kuangarhi287 people
- Mahdei17 people

[All 71 villages in Sangrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/sangrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kathara from Munger?70 km by road
- What is the population of Kathara?280 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathara in?Munger district (Sangrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kathara?77.0% (Census 2011)