Kathia observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
Kathia is a village in Barhampur mandal, Buxar district, Bihar with a population of 1,779 across 282 households. The village has a literacy rate of 73.3%, PIN code 802112, and is home to one hospital.
By population, Kathia ranks #34 of 104 villages in Barhampur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kathia is a village of 1,779 people in 282 households (Census 2011) in Barhampur block, Buxar district, Bihar, the 34th-largest of 104 villages in Barhampur block. Literacy is 73%, 18 points above the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 828 women per 1,000 men. It lies 246 km from the Buxar district centre, 11 km from Bahutali, the nearest town, 5 km from Banshlai Bridge railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 802112, served by Brahampur post office; the LGD village code is 248004. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kathia Edrakpur Hospital, <1 km away. The sarpanch is Sangita devi , and the village votes in Fatuha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rama Nand Yadav. The population is estimated at 10,916 in 2026, up 514% since the 2011 Census.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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