Village · Katra, Muzaffarpur # Bandhpura Bandhpura is a village in Katra sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, PIN code 843321. The 2011 Census counted 4,322 people in 857 households, the 17th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.2%. - 4,322 people (2011) - 857 households - 54.3% literacy - 843321 PIN code ## Bandhpura PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bandhpura is 843321. Bandhpura falls in Katra sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - PIN code 843321 - Gram panchayat Bandhpura - Community development block Katra - Census village code 229162 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bandhpura from nearby towns? - Katra (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ) 55 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bandhpura? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Bandhpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bakuchi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bandhpura known for? The main crops are paddy. About 81% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bandhpura Of every 100 households in Bandhpura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bandhpura · ■ Katra rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 3% - Toilet within the home 34% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 66% 77% - Tap water 5% 3% - Drinking water within premises 42% 36% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 94% - Use banking services 31% 37% - Television 5% 6% - Mobile phone 63% 55% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 5% 6% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 25% 26% - Own their home 98% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bandhpura? ■ Bandhpura · ■ Katra rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 54.3% 55.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 918 908 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 924 935 - Working population 24.5% 31.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.7% for men and 48.4% for women. 38% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 110 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 353 (33%) · ■ Household industry 45 (4%) · ■ Other work 173 (16%) · ■ Marginal 376 (36%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Katra - Madhaipura 5,083 people - Sonepur 4,902 people - Barari urf Braudi Buzurg 4,864 people - Changel urf Madhurapur 4,361 people - Singwari 4,186 people - Barhad 4,056 people - Nawada urf Khangura Khurd 3,821 people - Sohijan Dih 3,768 people All 80 villages in Katra ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bandhpura? 843321 - How far is Bandhpura from Muzaffarpur? 55 km by road - What is the population of Bandhpura? 4,322 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bandhpura in? Muzaffarpur district (Katra sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bandhpura? 54.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/katra/bandhpura/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.