# Kathanpura Village, Noorsarai, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/noorsarai/kathanpura/ Village · Noorsarai, Nalanda # Kathanpura Kathanpura is a village in Noorsarai sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,327 people in 370 households**, the 27th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.4%. - 2,327people (2011) - 370households - 51.3%literacy - 918females per 1,000 males ## Kathanpura PIN code and other codes Kathanpura falls in Noorsarai sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRasalpur - Community development blockNoorsarai - Census village code244664 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kathanpura from nearby towns? - Noorsarai (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)8 km by road - Biharsharif (nearest town)8 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 Kathanpura? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Kathanpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Noorsarai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Hilsa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 7 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 Kathanpura known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 173 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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 Kathanpura Of every 100 households in Kathanpura in 2011, 5 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kathanpura · ■ Noorsarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****5%** **13% Toilet within the home ****11%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **74% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **92% Use banking services ****57%** **47% Television ****17%** **18% Mobile phone ****63%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****27%** **34% Own their home ****100%** **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 Kathanpura? ■ Kathanpura · ■ Noorsarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.3%** **64.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870** **932 Working population ****27.3%** **36.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.1% for men and 37.6% for women. 47% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 286 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 245 (39%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (8%) · **■** Marginal 53 (8%) 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 Noorsarai - Kainri2,655 people - Mamurabad2,643 people - Paparnohsa2,521 people - Kundi2,508 people - Nirpur2,056 people - Kakaria1,942 people - Machhardiha1,906 people - Daudpur1,869 people [All 62 villages in Noorsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/noorsarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kathanpura from Biharsharif?8 km by road - What is the population of Kathanpura?2,327 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kathanpura in?Nalanda district (Noorsarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kathanpura?51.3% (Census 2011)