# Kathari Village, Asthawan, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Asthawan, Nalanda 

# Kathari

Kathari is a village in Asthawan sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,934 people in 464 households**, the 20th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 2,934people (2011)
- 464households
- 54.7%literacy
- 855females per 1,000 males

## Kathari PIN code and other codes

Kathari falls in Asthawan sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKathari
- Community development blockAsthawan
- Census village code244559

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

## How far is Kathari from nearby towns?

- Asthawan (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)10 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)10 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 Kathari?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kathari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Benar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Asthwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Kathari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Kathari

Of every 100 households in Kathari in 2011, 19 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kathari · ■ Asthawan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**70%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****38%**

**46%

Television ****7%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**35%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Kathari?

■ Kathari · ■ Asthawan rural average

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

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831**

**946

Working population ****39.8%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.1% for men and 43.8% for women. 48% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 78 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 661 (57%) · **■** Household industry 43 (4%) · **■** Other work 201 (17%) · **■** Marginal 185 (16%)

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 Asthawan

- Amanwan3,594 people
- Sare3,225 people
- Desna3,176 people
- Kulti3,045 people
- Mohammadpur Nakatpura2,825 people
- Gilani2,813 people
- Malanwan2,744 people
- Shakranwan2,715 people

[All 59 villages in Asthawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/asthawan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kathari from Biharsharif?10 km by road
- What is the population of Kathari?2,934 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathari in?Nalanda district (Asthawan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kathari?54.7% (Census 2011)