# Kataru Chak Mahmada Village, Paterhi Belsar, Vaishali (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/paterhi-belsar/kataru-chak-mahmada/ Village · Paterhi Belsar, Vaishali # Kataru Chak Mahmada Kataru Chak Mahmada is a village in Paterhi Belsar sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,947 people in 385 households**, the 20th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%. - 1,947people (2011) - 385households - 73.1%literacy - 888females per 1,000 males ## Kataru Chak Mahmada PIN code and other codes Kataru Chak Mahmada falls in Paterhi Belsar sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChak Gulamuddin - Community development blockPaterhi Belsar - Census village code234728 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kataru Chak Mahmada from nearby towns? - Paterhi Belsar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ)31 km by road - Muzaffarpur (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 Kataru Chak Mahmada? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Kataru Chak Mahmada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jarnrampur - ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Paterhi Belsar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Kataru Chak Mahmada known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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 Kataru Chak Mahmada Of every 100 households in Kataru Chak Mahmada in 2011, 8 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kataru Chak Mahmada · ■ Paterhi Belsar rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **15% Toilet within the home ****34%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **77% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **95% Use banking services ****64%** **49% Television ****14%** **14% Mobile phone ****60%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****20%** **20% 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 Kataru Chak Mahmada? ■ Kataru Chak Mahmada · ■ Paterhi Belsar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%** **66.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888** **915 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797** **916 Working population ****36.0%** **35.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.1% for men and 63.3% for women. 53% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 291 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 168 (24%) · **■** Marginal 167 (24%) 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 Paterhi Belsar - Bibipur Urf Rampurudeh2,297 people - Misraulia Jagdish2,261 people - Dharampur Jarang2,126 people - Swiam Kanth2,022 people - Mauna Mehman1,940 people - Manpura1,921 people - Chak Ghulamuddin urf Kishunpur1,879 people - Patekha Khurd1,875 people [All 48 villages in Paterhi Belsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/paterhi-belsar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kataru Chak Mahmada from Hajipur?31 km by road - What is the population of Kataru Chak Mahmada?1,947 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kataru Chak Mahmada in?Vaishali district (Paterhi Belsar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kataru Chak Mahmada?73.1% (Census 2011)