# Katha Village, Mehsi, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/mehsi/katha/ Village · Mehsi, Purba Champaran # Katha Katha is a village in Mehsi sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,487 people in 1,580 households**, the 2nd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.0%. - 7,487people (2011) - 1,580households - 46.9%literacy - 865females per 1,000 males ## Katha PIN code and other codes Katha falls in Mehsi sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKatha - Community development blockMehsi - Census village code218721 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Katha from nearby towns? - Mehsi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)50 km by road - Mehsi (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 Katha? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Katha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn 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 school5–10 km · Tetaria - ○Degree college10+ km · Chakia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 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 Katha known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 54% of the 368 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 Katha Of every 100 households in Katha in 2011, 4 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Katha · ■ Mehsi rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **4% Toilet within the home ****13%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **86% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****64%** **44% Television ****9%** **7% Mobile phone ****61%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **20% Own their home ****100%** **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 Katha? ■ Katha · ■ Mehsi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.9%** **54.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865** **903 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934** **962 Working population ****41.2%** **33.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.4% for men and 35.6% for women. 54% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 645 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,072 (35%) · **■** Household industry 32 (1%) · **■** Other work 413 (13%) · **■** Marginal 925 (30%) 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 Mehsi - Kothia Hariram9,528 people - Rajepur4,824 people - Jhitkahia4,696 people - Bakhri Nazir4,527 people - Mohammadpur Majhaulia4,417 people [All 94 villages in Mehsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/mehsi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Katha from Motihari?50 km by road - What is the population of Katha?7,487 (Census 2011) - Which district is Katha in?Purba Champaran district (Mehsi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Katha?46.9% (Census 2011)