# Kataia Village, Basantpur, Supaul (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basantpur, Supaul 

# Kataia

Kataia is a village in Basantpur sub-district of Supaul district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,971 people in 1,246 households**, the 2nd largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 6,971people (2011)
- 1,246households
- 42.8%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Kataia PIN code and other codes

Kataia falls in Basantpur sub-district, Supaul district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDinbandhi.
- Community development blockBasantpur
- Census village code220978

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

## How far is Kataia from nearby towns?

- Basantpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Supaul (district HQ)60 km by road
- Birpur (nearest town)15 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 Kataia?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kataia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ratanpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Supaul
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Birpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 Kataia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 1,081 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Kataia

Of every 100 households in Kataia in 2011, 15 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kataia · ■ Basantpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**75%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****22%**

**50%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Kataia?

■ Kataia · ■ Basantpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.8%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**949

Working population ****34.0%**

**33.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.3% for men and 34.6% for women. 44% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 337 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 848 (36%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 173 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,000 (42%)

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 Basantpur

- Bhimnagar7,688 people
- Kusahar5,905 people
- Kochgawan5,396 people
- Basantpur5,143 people
- Hirde Nagar5,118 people

[All 94 villages in Basantpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/supaul/basantpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kataia from Supaul?60 km by road
- What is the population of Kataia?6,971 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kataia in?Supaul district (Basantpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kataia?42.8% (Census 2011)