# Katkenwa Village, Narkatia, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/narkatia/katkenwa/

Village · Narkatia, Purba Champaran 

# Katkenwa

Katkenwa is a village in Narkatia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845302**. The 2011 Census counted **1,602 people in 393 households**, the 38th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 1,602people (2011)
- 393households
- 68.3%literacy
- 845302PIN code

## Katkenwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katkenwa is 845302.** Katkenwa falls in Narkatia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845302
- Gram panchayatMahuaawa
- Community development blockNarkatia
- Census village code217700

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?

- Narkatia (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)35 km by road
- Motihari (nearest town)35 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?

11 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 · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chakia
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chakia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 98% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 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, 1 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Katkenwa · ■ Narkatia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****15%**

**30%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**19%

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 Katkenwa?

■ Katkenwa · ■ Narkatia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**919

Working population ****28.5%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 53.7% for women. 47% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 314 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (11%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 35 (8%) · **■** Marginal 49 (11%)

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 Narkatia

- Raghunathpur1,742 people
- Dharhari1,724 people
- Fatuha1,670 people
- Jainagar1,609 people
- Gonahi1,538 people
- Hanuman nagar1,334 people
- Kataharia1,202 people
- Dharam Nagar1,178 people

[All 54 villages in Narkatia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/narkatia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katkenwa?845302
- How far is Katkenwa from Motihari?35 km by road
- What is the population of Katkenwa?1,602 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katkenwa in?Purba Champaran district (Narkatia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Katkenwa?68.3% (Census 2011)