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- LGD code
- 224460
- Pincode
- 855105
- Post office
- Durgaganj
- Population
- 1,250
- Households
- 261
- Literacy rate
- 44.6%
- Sex ratio
- 914 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 317
2011 கணக்கெடுப்பு · ஒப்பீட்டில்
Katara ஒப்பீடு
By population, Katara ranks #94 of 264 villages in Kadwa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
44.6%
+4.3% vs mandal average
- Katara
- 44.6%
- Kadwa mandal
- 40.3%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
914
−8 vs mandal average
- Katara
- 914
- Kadwa mandal
- 922
Household size
people per home
4.8
Same as the mandal average
- Katara
- 4.8
- Kadwa mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Katara ஒரு பார்வையில்
Katara பீகார், கட்டிஹார் மாவட்டம், Kadwa வட்டாரம்ல் 1,250 பேர் 261 குடும்பங்களில் (2011 கணக்கெடுப்பு) வாழும் கிராமம், Kadwa வட்டாரம்ன் 264 கிராமங்களில் 94வது பெரியது. கல்வியறிவு 45%, வட்டாரம் சராசரி 40% விட 4 புள்ளிகள் அதிகம் மற்றும் பாலின விகிதம் 1,000 ஆண்களுக்கு 914 பெண்கள். அஞ்சல் குறியீடு 855105, Durgaganj அஞ்சலகத்தின் கீழ்; LGD கிராமக் குறியீடு 224460. கிராமம் Purnia சட்டமன்றத் தொகுதியில் உள்ளது, எம்எல்ஏ Vijay Kumar Khemka. 2026ல் மக்கள்தொகை 1,474 என மதிப்பிடப்படுகிறது, 2011ஐ விட 18% அதிகம்.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Katara
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BIJAHARA
- Total area (ha)
- 101
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 50.11
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Katara
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முக்கிய தகவல்கள் — Katara
- LGD code
- 224460
- Pincode
- 855105
- Post office
- Durgaganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,250
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,474
- Households
- 261
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 914
- Literacy rate
- 44.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar Khemka
- Block / Mandal
- Kadwa
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)