# Katwar Village, Andar, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Andar, Siwan 

# Katwar

Katwar is a village in Andar sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar, PIN code **841245**. The 2011 Census counted **2,583 people in 398 households**, the 15th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 2,583people (2011)
- 398households
- 65.8%literacy
- 841245PIN code

## Katwar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katwar is 841245.** Katwar falls in Andar sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- PIN code841245
- Gram panchayatArkpur
- Community development blockAndar
- Census village code232389

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

## How far is Katwar from nearby towns?

- Andar (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)26 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)26 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 Katwar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Katwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Arkpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Arkpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Katwar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Katwar

Of every 100 households in Katwar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Katwar · ■ Andar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**16%

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

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****90%**

**78%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**13%

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 Katwar?

■ Katwar · ■ Andar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**1020

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**919

Working population ****38.5%**

**25.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 52.2% for women. 47% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 170 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (10%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 78 (8%) · **■** Marginal 636 (64%)

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 Andar

- Jamalpur2,923 people
- Modassilpur2,747 people
- Dehunra2,658 people
- Pateji2,651 people
- Kherhai2,478 people
- Balia2,238 people
- Pareji2,001 people
- Kanhpakar1,958 people

[All 67 villages in Andar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/andar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katwar?841245
- How far is Katwar from Siwan?26 km by road
- What is the population of Katwar?2,583 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katwar in?Siwan district (Andar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Katwar?65.8% (Census 2011)