Skip to main content
Friday, 11 September 2026
VoiceOfVillage
Revenue village·Alinagar block·Darbhanga

Kataha

कटहा
Alinagar mandal
Pincode 847103
Verified by Sarpanch
Coming upGanesh ChaturthiIn 2 daysGreetingHartalika TeejIn 2 daysGreetingRishi PanchamiIn 3 daysGreetingBihar calendar →
Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Kataha observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

in 2 daysObserved in 29 states
Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

Full profile →
NK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
NABIJA KHATOON
Contact: 88****8100
Spotted a stale sarpanch record? Sign in and a verified resident of Kataha can update it.
LGD code
227224
Pincode
847103
Post office
Benipur
Population
867
Households
165
Literacy rate
46.7%
Sex ratio
910 ♀/1000♂
Workers
353
Census 2011 · in context

How Kataha compares

By population, Kataha ranks #35 of 44 villages in Alinagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
46.7%
+6.9% vs mandal average
Kataha
46.7%
Alinagar mandal
39.8%
Darbhanga district
46.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
910
−18 vs mandal average
Kataha
910
Alinagar mandal
928
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.3 vs mandal average
Kataha
5.3
Alinagar mandal
5.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Advertisement

Kataha at a glance

Kataha is a village of 867 people in 165 households (Census 2011) in Alinagar block, Darbhanga district, Bihar, the 35th-largest of 44 villages in Alinagar block. Literacy is 47%, 7 points above the block average of 40% and the sex ratio is 910 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 847103, served by Benipur post office; the LGD village code is 227224. The sarpanch is NABIJA KHATOON, and the village votes in Gaura Bauram assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sujit Kumar. The population is estimated at 1,022 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Mohiudinpur Pakri

Complete this village · 4/7

Add what you know →
  • Sarpanch name
  • Panchayat contact
  • Pincode
  • About the villageA few sentences on history and livelihood
  • A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
  • A festival or jatara
  • A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur

Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kataha

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)
5
Power hours (winter)
15
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
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
BENIPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
10
Distance to district HQ (km)
35.5
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Mohiuddinpur
Total area (ha)
66
Irrigated area (ha)
22.54
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Kataha

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Kataha

LGD code
227224
Pincode
847103
Post office
Benipur
Population (Census 2011)
867
Population (projected 2026)
1,022
Households
165
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
910
Literacy rate
46.7%
Lok Sabha constituency
Darbhanga
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Gaura Bauram
Member of Parliament
Gopal Jee Thakur
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sujit Kumar
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
NABIJA KHATOON
Block / Mandal
Alinagar
Same pincode

Villages sharing pincode 847103

All villages in 847103 →
Same name, different place

Other villages named Kataha

Looking for a different Kataha? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Kataha

Other villages in Alinagar mandal

View all 46+
Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Advertisement
Advertisement