# Katahia Village, Majhaulia, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/majhaulia/katahia/

Village · Majhaulia, Pashchim Champaran 

# Katahia

Katahia is a village in Majhaulia sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,833 people in 966 households**, the 20th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.4%.

- 5,833people (2011)
- 966households
- 53.6%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Katahia PIN code and other codes

Katahia falls in Majhaulia sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLal Saraiya
- Community development blockMajhaulia
- Census village code217343

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

## How far is Katahia from nearby towns?

- Majhaulia (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)20 km by road
- Bettiah (nearest town)20 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 Katahia?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Katahia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)7 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 Katahia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 53% of the 410 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Katahia

Of every 100 households in Katahia in 2011, 2 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Katahia · ■ Majhaulia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**51%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****34%**

**45%

Television ****3%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Katahia?

■ Katahia · ■ Majhaulia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.6%**

**54.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**957

Working population ****39.8%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.9% for men and 43.5% for women. 49% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 341 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 646 (28%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 148 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,172 (50%)

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 Majhaulia

- Mahanagni8,172 people
- Majhwalia6,102 people
- Chailabhar5,999 people
- rulhi Nizamat5,838 people
- Dhokraha5,638 people
- Karamwa5,060 people
- Bhana Chak5,056 people
- Karamwa4,962 people

[All 78 villages in Majhaulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/majhaulia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Katahia from Bettiah?20 km by road
- What is the population of Katahia?5,833 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katahia in?Pashchim Champaran district (Majhaulia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Katahia?53.6% (Census 2011)