# Katkuina Village, Sidhaw, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Sidhaw, Pashchim Champaran 

# Katkuina

Katkuina is a village in Sidhaw sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,701 people in 246 households**, the 73rd largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.0%.

- 1,701people (2011)
- 246households
- 53.1%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Katkuina PIN code and other codes

Katkuina falls in Sidhaw sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSemra Katkuiya
- Community development blockSidhaw
- Census village code216112

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

## How far is Katkuina from nearby towns?

- Sidhaw (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)79 km by road
- Bagha (nearest town)12 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 Katkuina?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Katkuina; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bagha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bagha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand 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 Katkuina known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 383 hectares of village land is sown, and 328 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 Katkuina

Of every 100 households in Katkuina in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Katkuina · ■ Sidhaw rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**91%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**99%

Use banking services ****62%**

**34%

Television ****22%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Katkuina?

■ Katkuina · ■ Sidhaw rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%**

**52.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****731**

**969

Working population ****27.9%**

**48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.6% for men and 39.2% for women. 44% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 367 (77%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (4%) · **■** Marginal 32 (7%)

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 Sidhaw

- Bansganw1,748 people
- Misraulia1,747 people
- Sirji Barhampur1,745 people
- Mahuawa1,702 people
- Narainapur1,682 people
- Daruabari1,672 people
- Dudhaura1,666 people
- Batsara1,661 people

[All 175 villages in Sidhaw](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sidhaw/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Katkuina from Bettiah?79 km by road
- What is the population of Katkuina?1,701 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katkuina in?Pashchim Champaran district (Sidhaw sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Katkuina?53.1% (Census 2011)