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- LGD code
- 245028
- Pincode
- 803116
- Post office
- Rajgir
- Population
- 1,566
- Households
- 259
- Literacy rate
- 40.2%
- Sex ratio
- 869 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 406
- Distance to district centre
- 21 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Patna
- 80 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 419 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bachwara Junction · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Mokhtiyarpur · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Katha compares
By population, Katha ranks #20 of 51 villages in Rajgir mandal.
Literacy rate
%
40.2%
−6.3% vs mandal average
- Katha
- 40.2%
- Rajgir mandal
- 46.5%
- Nalanda district
- 52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
869
−49 vs mandal average
- Katha
- 869
- Rajgir mandal
- 918
Household size
people per home
6.0
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Katha
- 6.0
- Rajgir mandal
- 6.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Katha at a glance
Katha is a village of 1,566 people in 259 households (Census 2011) in Rajgir block, Nalanda district, Bihar, the 20th-largest of 51 villages in Rajgir block. Literacy is 40%, 6 points below the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 869 women per 1,000 men. It lies 21 km from the Nalanda district centre, 15 km from Kerai, the nearest town, 6 km from Bachwara Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 803116, served by Rajgir post office; the LGD village code is 245028. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Mokhtiyarpur, 6 km away. The village votes in Bibhutipur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ajay Kumar. The population is estimated at 1,846 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Katha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RAJGIR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Pathruara
- Total area (ha)
- 197
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 64.8
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Katha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Katha
- LGD code
- 245028
- Pincode
- 803116
- Post office
- Rajgir
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,566
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,846
- Households
- 259
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 869
- Literacy rate
- 40.2%
- Coordinates
- 25.62307°N, 85.93201°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ujiarpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bibhutipur
- Member of Parliament
- Nityanand Rai
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ajay Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Rajgir
Getting there
How to reach Katha
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna80 kmcapital
- Kolkata419 km
- Delhi925 km
- Hyderabad1196 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBachwara Junction6 km
- Bus stopMohania Dhala7 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Mokhtiyarpur6 km
- ATM / bankSBI Bank11 km
- Petrol pumpLPG gas station14 km
- CollegeG.D College30 km
- Police stationBachhawara6 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Katha
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Katha
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫primry schoolSchool2.8 km ↗
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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