# Kataha Village, Madhubani, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Madhubani, Pashchim Champaran 

# Kataha

Kataha is a village in Madhubani sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,820 people in 288 households**, the 10th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 44.7%.

- 1,820people (2011)
- 288households
- 52.2%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Kataha PIN code and other codes

Kataha falls in Madhubani sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTamkuha
- Community development blockMadhubani
- Census village code216986

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

## How far is Kataha from nearby towns?

- Madhubani (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)136 km by road
- Bagha (nearest town)75 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 Kataha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Bagaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Kataha known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and sugar cane**. About 72% of the 214 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Kataha

Of every 100 households in Kataha in 2011, 9 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kataha · ■ Madhubani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**3%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****4%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**40%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****37%**

**31%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Kataha?

■ Kataha · ■ Madhubani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.2%**

**44.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773**

**950

Working population ****38.1%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.9% for men and 39.3% for women. 45% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 309 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (25%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (4%) · **■** Marginal 185 (27%)

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 Madhubani

- Tama Kuha5,206 people
- Ghaghwa4,945 people
- Dhanaha4,003 people
- Barwa3,804 people
- Bajar Keraia1,337 people
- Sohgi Barwa992 people
- Nainaha981 people
- Sisai Lathihawa650 people

[All 30 villages in Madhubani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/madhubani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kataha from Bettiah?136 km by road
- What is the population of Kataha?1,820 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kataha in?Pashchim Champaran district (Madhubani sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kataha?52.2% (Census 2011)