# Kataha Village, Motihari, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Motihari, Purba Champaran 

# Kataha

Kataha is a village in Motihari sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,927 people in 1,899 households**, the 6th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%.

- 8,927people (2011)
- 1,899households
- 41.0%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Kataha PIN code and other codes

Kataha falls in Motihari sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKatha
- Community development blockMotihari
- Census village code217918

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

## How far is Kataha from nearby towns?

- Motihari (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)12 km by road
- Motihari (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 Kataha?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Kataha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Kataha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 556 hectares of village land is sown, and 267 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 Kataha

Of every 100 households in Kataha in 2011, 2 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kataha · ■ Motihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**95%

Use banking services ****17%**

**36%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kataha?

■ Kataha · ■ Motihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.0%**

**51.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**910

Working population ****36.6%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.0% for men and 34.3% for women. 48% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 589 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,212 (68%) · **■** Household industry 40 (1%) · **■** Other work 170 (5%) · **■** Marginal 260 (8%)

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 Motihari

- Lakhaura15,675 people
- Madhubani13,327 people
- Bariyarpur11,711 people
- Jhit Kahiya10,127 people
- Basmanpur8,869 people
- Rulahi6,607 people
- Sirsamal6,195 people
- Pataura Tola Lala5,568 people

[All 74 villages in Motihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/motihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kataha from Motihari?12 km by road
- What is the population of Kataha?8,927 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kataha in?Purba Champaran district (Motihari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kataha?41.0% (Census 2011)