Village · Bokafa, South Tripura # Purba Kathalia Purba Kathalia is a village in Bokafa sub-district of South Tripura district, Tripura, PIN code 799144. The 2011 Census counted 1,965 people in 385 households, the 24th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.9%. - 1,965 people (2011) - 385 households - 84.1% literacy - 799144 PIN code ## Purba Kathalia PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Purba Kathalia is 799144. Purba Kathalia falls in Bokafa sub-district, South Tripura district, Tripura. - PIN code 799144 - Community development block Bokafa - Census village code 272307 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Purba Kathalia from nearby towns? - Bokafa (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Udaipur (district HQ) 58 km by road - Santirbazar (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Purba Kathalia? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Purba Kathalia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● National highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ATM In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Belonia - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Belonia - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Purba Kathalia known for? The main crops are paddy, cabbage and chilli. Products made here include pineapple juice, gunny bags, muri, bamboo sticks, basketry and mate. About 4% of the 712 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Purba Kathalia Of every 100 households in Purba Kathalia in 2011, 45 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Purba Kathalia · ■ Bokafa rural average - Electricity for lighting 45% 60% - Toilet within the home 94% 80% - No toilet (open defecation) 6% 17% - Tap water 33% 29% - Drinking water within premises 31% 25% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 95% - Use banking services 83% 87% - Television 28% 34% - Mobile phone 65% 42% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 12% 6% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 20% 30% - Own their home 95% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Purba Kathalia? ■ Purba Kathalia · ■ Bokafa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 84.1% 81.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 915 954 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 741 943 - Working population 37.5% 43.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.6% for men and 77.4% for women. 46% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 298 (40%) · ■ Farm labourers 54 (7%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 154 (21%) · ■ Marginal 229 (31%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bokafa - Purba Muhuripur 2,543 people - Radhakishore Ganj 2,369 people - Rajapur 2,156 people - Tairumachhara 2,107 people - Paschim Patichhari 1,853 people - Baikhora 1,796 people - Paschim Kathalia 1,794 people - Dakshin Barapathary 1,772 people All 39 villages in Bokafa ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purba Kathalia? 799144 - How far is Purba Kathalia from Udaipur? 58 km by road - What is the population of Purba Kathalia? 1,965 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purba Kathalia in? South Tripura district (Bokafa sub-district), Tripura - What is the literacy rate of Purba Kathalia? 84.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/south-tripura/bokafa/purba-kathalia/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.