# Katauna Village, Giriak, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Giriak, Nalanda 

# Katauna

Katauna is a village in Giriak sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **579 people in 86 households**, the 36th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 579people (2011)
- 86households
- 34.2%literacy
- 1,024females per 1,000 males

## Katauna PIN code and other codes

Katauna falls in Giriak sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAdampur
- Community development blockGiriak
- Census village code245162

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

## How far is Katauna from nearby towns?

- Giriak (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)25 km by road
- Nawada (nearest town)17 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 Katauna?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Katauna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Katauna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Katauna

Of every 100 households in Katauna in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katauna · ■ Giriak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**50%

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

**4%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****7%**

**47%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****68%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Katauna?

■ Katauna · ■ Giriak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.2%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**927

Working population ****39.7%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.7% for men and 29.0% for women. 43% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 185 (80%)

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

- Takhat Rauza748 people
- Barhaita636 people
- Palhauwa624 people
- Lakkha Chak596 people
- Saidpur564 people
- Hasanpur475 people
- Sikandara Kalan468 people
- Haibatpur375 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Katauna from Biharsharif?25 km by road
- What is the population of Katauna?579 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katauna in?Nalanda district (Giriak sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Katauna?34.2% (Census 2011)