# Andama Village, Katra, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Katra, Muzaffarpur 

# Andama

Andama is a village in Katra sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **444 people in 92 households**, the 65th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.2%.

- 444people (2011)
- 92households
- 54.7%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Andama PIN code and other codes

Andama falls in Katra sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBasghatta
- Community development blockKatra
- Census village code229172

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

## How far is Andama from nearby towns?

- Katra (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (nearest town)50 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 Andama?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Andama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bakuchi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Andama known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 82 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Andama

Of every 100 households in Andama in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Andama · ■ Katra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**36%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****29%**

**37%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Andama?

■ Andama · ■ Katra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.7%**

**55.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**935

Working population ****35.1%**

**31.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.4% for men and 46.3% for women. 57% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 74 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (17%) · **■** Other work 6 (4%) · **■** Marginal 50 (32%)

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 Katra

- Shahpur767 people
- Aghari Raepur Aghari766 people
- Madhopur743 people
- Bhagwanpur559 people
- Chak Bhabda346 people
- Bardwara318 people
- Chak Haji308 people
- Dhaneha293 people

[All 80 villages in Katra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/katra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Andama from Muzaffarpur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Andama?444 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Andama in?Muzaffarpur district (Katra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Andama?54.7% (Census 2011)