# Katkenwa Village, Adapur, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/adapur/katkenwa-217521/ Village · Adapur, Purba Champaran # Katkenwa Katkenwa is a village in Adapur sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845305**. The 2011 Census counted **2,868 people in 512 households**, the 29th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.2%. - 2,868people (2011) - 512households - 50.9%literacy - 845305PIN code ## Katkenwa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Katkenwa is 845305.** Katkenwa falls in Adapur sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845305 - Gram panchayatBhwanipur - Community development blockAdapur - Census village code217521 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Katkenwa from nearby towns? - Adapur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)50 km by road - Raxaul (nearest town)6 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 Katkenwa? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Katkenwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhawanipur - ○Degree college10+ km · Raxaul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Katkenwa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 271 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 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 Katkenwa Of every 100 households in Katkenwa in 2011, 28 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Katkenwa · ■ Adapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****28%** **4% Toilet within the home ****6%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **87% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **97% Use banking services ****7%** **32% Television ****8%** **7% Mobile phone ****37%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **6% None of these assets ****17%** **20% Own their home ****98%** **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 Katkenwa? ■ Katkenwa · ■ Adapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.9%** **52.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964** **886 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1089** **951 Working population ****41.2%** **38.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.0% for men and 37.8% for women. 48% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 9 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 445 (38%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 124 (10%) · **■** Marginal 600 (51%) 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 Adapur - Bagahi3,075 people - Maghi3,001 people - Gamhariya Khurd2,981 people - Bakhri2,903 people - Jamunbhar2,736 people - Jhitkahia2,730 people - Bariarpur2,722 people - Tola Unchi Dih2,581 people [All 60 villages in Adapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/adapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Katkenwa?845305 - How far is Katkenwa from Motihari?50 km by road - What is the population of Katkenwa?2,868 (Census 2011) - Which district is Katkenwa in?Purba Champaran district (Adapur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Katkenwa?50.9% (Census 2011)