# Katosi Village, Bithan, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bithan, Samastipur 

# Katosi

Katosi is a village in Bithan sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,625 people in 461 households**, the 23rd largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.0%.

- 2,625people (2011)
- 461households
- 55.5%literacy
- 1,046females per 1,000 males

## Katosi PIN code and other codes

Katosi falls in Bithan sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSihma
- Community development blockBithan
- Census village code237346

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

## How far is Katosi from nearby towns?

- Bithan (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)70 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town)40 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 Katosi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Katosi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hasanpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rosera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Laheriasarai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Katosi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Katosi

Of every 100 households in Katosi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Katosi · ■ Bithan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**33%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****60%**

**34%

Television ****3%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**40%

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 Katosi?

■ Katosi · ■ Bithan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.5%**

**48.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**927

Working population ****22.6%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 42.6% for women. 36% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (22%) · **■** Household industry 33 (6%) · **■** Other work 54 (9%) · **■** Marginal 351 (59%)

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 Bithan

- Telni2,792 people
- Tetrahi2,733 people
- Pirautana2,666 people
- Padri2,658 people
- Batardiha2,499 people
- Chandauli2,440 people
- Belaun2,412 people
- Chhechhani2,399 people

[All 56 villages in Bithan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/bithan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Katosi from Samastipur?70 km by road
- What is the population of Katosi?2,625 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katosi in?Samastipur district (Bithan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Katosi?55.5% (Census 2011)