# Kathaul Village, Baisi, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baisi, Purnia 

# Kathaul

Kathaul is a village in Baisi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **854315**. The 2011 Census counted **1,673 people in 298 households**, the 54th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 41.4%.

- 1,673people (2011)
- 298households
- 36.0%literacy
- 854315PIN code

## Kathaul PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kathaul is 854315.** Kathaul falls in Baisi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- PIN code854315
- Gram panchayatMinapur
- Community development blockBaisi
- Census village code224066

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

## How far is Kathaul from nearby towns?

- Baisi (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)55 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)55 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 Kathaul?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kathaul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Purnia East
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Kathaul known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 491 hectares of village land is sown, and 388 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 Kathaul

Of every 100 households in Kathaul in 2011, 7 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kathaul · ■ Baisi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**6%

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

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****10%**

**20%

Television ****5%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****56%**

**44%

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 Kathaul?

■ Kathaul · ■ Baisi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.0%**

**41.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869**

**956

Working population ****29.5%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.1% for men and 28.4% for women. 49% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 128 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 273 (55%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (4%) · **■** Marginal 69 (14%)

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 Baisi

- Bajardih1,702 people
- Dogharia1,690 people
- Khoksa1,690 people
- Chatian1,676 people
- Mala1,656 people
- Azamgarh1,644 people
- Majhua1,640 people
- Majhua Bhag1,609 people

[All 130 villages in Baisi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/baisi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kathaul?854315
- How far is Kathaul from Purnia?55 km by road
- What is the population of Kathaul?1,673 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathaul in?Purnia district (Baisi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kathaul?36.0% (Census 2011)