# Katkuian Village, Chiraia, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/chiraia/katkuian/ Village · Chiraia, Purba Champaran # Katkuian Katkuian is a village in Chiraia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845415**. The 2011 Census counted **4,617 people in 997 households**, the 19th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%. - 4,617people (2011) - 997households - 56.0%literacy - 845415PIN code ## Katkuian PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Katkuian is 845415.** Katkuian falls in Chiraia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845415 - Gram panchayatRadhopur - Community development blockChiraia - Census village code217885 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Katkuian from nearby towns? - Chiraia (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)20 km by road - Dhaka (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 Katkuian? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Katkuian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhaka - ○Degree college10+ km · Raxaul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Katkuian known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 58% of the 446 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Katkuian Of every 100 households in Katkuian in 2011, 16 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Katkuian · ■ Chiraia rural average Electricity for lighting ****16%** **7% Toilet within the home ****18%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **84% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****38%** **36% Television ****8%** **8% Mobile phone ****52%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****21%** **16% 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 Katkuian? ■ Katkuian · ■ Chiraia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.0%** **50.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881** **915 Working population ****32.8%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.0% for men and 44.2% for women. 46% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 255 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 555 (37%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 55 (4%) · **■** Marginal 648 (43%) 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 Chiraia - Sharaun Garh5,680 people - Khorha5,207 people - Parewa5,095 people - Baijnathpur4,654 people - Sital Patti4,536 people - Harbolwa4,389 people - Sundarpur Babhnauli4,326 people - Harihara4,129 people [All 41 villages in Chiraia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/chiraia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Katkuian?845415 - How far is Katkuian from Motihari?20 km by road - What is the population of Katkuian?4,617 (Census 2011) - Which district is Katkuian in?Purba Champaran district (Chiraia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Katkuian?56.0% (Census 2011)