# 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, PIN code **845104**. The 2011 Census counted **11,696 people in 1,988 households**, the 2nd largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 44.7%.

- 11,696people (2011)
- 1,988households
- 46.3%literacy
- 845104PIN code

## Kataha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kataha is 845104.** Kataha falls in Madhubani sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845104
- Gram panchayatKathar
- Community development blockMadhubani
- Census village code216989

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)8 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)134 km by road
- Bagha (nearest town)80 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?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kataha; 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 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kataha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bagaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 82% of the 847 hectares of village land is sown, and 175 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, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kataha · ■ Madhubani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**96%

Tap water ****10%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**40%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**98%

Use banking services ****27%**

**31%

Television ****4%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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+) ****46.3%**

**44.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**950

Working population ****41.7%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.0% for men and 34.6% for women. 49% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 455 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,222 (25%) · **■** Household industry 56 (1%) · **■** Other work 123 (3%) · **■** Marginal 3,026 (62%)

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

- Taulaha24,518 people
- Daunaha11,019 people
- Madhubani9,922 people
- Musahri6,666 people
- Tama Kuha5,206 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kataha?845104
- How far is Kataha from Bettiah?134 km by road
- What is the population of Kataha?11,696 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kataha in?Pashchim Champaran district (Madhubani sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kataha?46.3% (Census 2011)
