# Ghora Katora Village, Giriak, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Giriak, Nalanda 

# Ghora Katora

Ghora Katora is a village in Giriak sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,802 people in 280 households**, the 19th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 1,802people (2011)
- 280households
- 46.1%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Ghora Katora PIN code and other codes

Ghora Katora falls in Giriak sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGiriyak
- Community development blockGiriak
- Census village code245147

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

## How far is Ghora Katora from nearby towns?

- Giriak (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)19 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)19 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 Ghora Katora?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Ghora Katora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Surajpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Ghora Katora known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 22% of the 1,288 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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 Ghora Katora

Of every 100 households in Ghora Katora in 2011, 2 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ghora Katora · ■ Giriak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**14%

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

**26%

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

**73%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**50%

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

**4%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****54%**

**47%

Television ****4%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Ghora Katora?

■ Ghora Katora · ■ Giriak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.1%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838**

**927

Working population ****27.2%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.1% for men and 35.0% for women. 40% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 299 (61%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 56 (11%) · **■** Marginal 109 (22%)

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 Giriak

- Kandopur2,141 people
- Adampur2,129 people
- Puraini1,989 people
- Kairua1,951 people
- Markata1,742 people
- Tarokhar1,563 people
- Saindih1,478 people
- Sakuchi1,312 people

[All 44 villages in Giriak](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/giriak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghora Katora from Biharsharif?19 km by road
- What is the population of Ghora Katora?1,802 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghora Katora in?Nalanda district (Giriak sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ghora Katora?46.1% (Census 2011)