# Katkenwa Village, Adapur, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/adapur/katkenwa-217560/ Village · Adapur, Purba Champaran # Katkenwa Katkenwa is a village in Adapur sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845302**. The 2011 Census counted **2,549 people in 467 households**, the 37th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.2%. - 2,549people (2011) - 467households - 44.5%literacy - 845302PIN code ## Katkenwa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Katkenwa is 845302.** Katkenwa falls in Adapur sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845302 - Gram panchayatDubha - Community development blockAdapur - Census village code217560 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)4 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)50 km by road - Raxaul (nearest town)10 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? 8 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ramgarwa - ○Degree college10+ km · Raxaul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 97% of the 323 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Katkenwa · ■ Adapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **4% Toilet within the home ****8%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****21%** **32% Television ****6%** **7% Mobile phone ****37%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **6% None of these assets ****29%** **20% Own their home ****100%** **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+) ****44.5%** **52.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****850** **886 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971** **951 Working population ****43.2%** **38.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.7% for men and 29.6% for women. 50% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 61 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 878 (80%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (2%) · **■** Marginal 134 (12%) 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 - Tola Unchi Dih2,581 people - Kurminia2,577 people - Bhakurahiya2,574 people - Sirsia Khurd2,554 people - Arara2,534 people - Chandarman2,533 people - Ghora Sahan2,510 people - Pach Pokharia2,491 people [All 60 villages in Adapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/adapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Katkenwa?845302 - How far is Katkenwa from Motihari?50 km by road - What is the population of Katkenwa?2,549 (Census 2011) - Which district is Katkenwa in?Purba Champaran district (Adapur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Katkenwa?44.5% (Census 2011)