# Katwar Village, Daraundha, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/daraundha/katwar/ Village · Daraundha, Siwan # Katwar Katwar is a village in Daraundha sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar, PIN code **841238**. The 2011 Census counted **1,836 people in 251 households**, the 30th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%. - 1,836people (2011) - 251households - 72.5%literacy - 841238PIN code ## Katwar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Katwar is 841238.** Katwar falls in Daraundha sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar. - PIN code841238 - Gram panchayatRukundipur - Community development blockDaraundha - Census village code232645 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? - Daraundha (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Siwan (district HQ)26 km by road - Maharajganj (nearest town)2 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? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Katwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Maharajganj - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Maharajganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Katwar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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, 29 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Katwar · ■ Daraundha rural average Electricity for lighting ****29%** **10% Toilet within the home ****24%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **61% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **94% Use banking services ****62%** **78% Television ****24%** **14% Mobile phone ****72%** **73% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **11% 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 · ■ Daraundha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%** **68.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885** **934 Working population ****26.9%** **25.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.1% for men and 64.1% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 100 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (8%) · **■** Household industry 41 (8%) · **■** Other work 152 (31%) · **■** Marginal 162 (33%) 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 Daraundha - Bishunpura2,138 people - Jhajhawa2,065 people - Ujaen2,036 people - Pasiwarh1,848 people - Fatehpur1,813 people - Bela1,806 people - Pirarthu Khurd1,803 people - Chakri1,748 people [All 82 villages in Daraundha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/daraundha/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Katwar?841238 - How far is Katwar from Siwan?26 km by road - What is the population of Katwar?1,836 (Census 2011) - Which district is Katwar in?Siwan district (Daraundha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Katwar?72.5% (Census 2011)