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Katharo

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Thakurganj mandal
Pincode 855116
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Katharo observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

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Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Bihar

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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Kishanganj
PC 10
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Thakurganj
AC 053
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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MZ
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MD ZAKIR
Contact: 95****3395
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LGD code
222496
Pincode
855116
Post office
Thakurganj
Population
342
Households
79
Literacy rate
45.3%
Sex ratio
763 ♀/1000♂
Workers
113
Census 2011 · in context

How Katharo compares

By population, Katharo ranks #98 of 133 villages in Thakurganj mandal.

Literacy rate
%
45.3%
+5.9% vs mandal average
Katharo45.3%
Thakurganj mandal39.4%
Kishanganj district44.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
763
−182 vs mandal average
Katharo763
Thakurganj mandal945
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.7 vs mandal average
Katharo4.3
Thakurganj mandal5.0

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

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Katharo at a glance

Katharo is a village of 342 people in 79 households (Census 2011) in Thakurganj block, Kishanganj district, Bihar, the 98th-largest of 133 villages in Thakurganj block. Literacy is 45%, 6 points above the block average of 39% and the sex ratio is 763 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 855116, served by Thakurganj post office; the LGD village code is 222496. The sarpanch is MD ZAKIR, and the village votes in Thakurganj assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gopal Kumar Agarwal. The population is estimated at 403 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Katharo · this village34245%—
Khaurdah · Thakurganj2,23140%—
Karuamani · Thakurganj1,75738%—
Karua Mani · Thakurganj1,67725%—
Kharudah · Thakurganj1,60028%—
Chhatar Katharo · Thakurganj1,12942%—
Kharudah · Thakurganj93541%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Katharo

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
0
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
THAKURGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
30
Distance to district HQ (km)
40
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
30
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
KHARUDAH
Total area (ha)
21.96
Irrigated area (ha)
6.01
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Katharo

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 — Katharo

LGD code
222496
Pincode
855116
Post office
Thakurganj
Population (Census 2011)
342
Population (projected 2026)
403
Households
79
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
763
Literacy rate
45.3%
Lok Sabha constituency
Kishanganj
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Thakurganj
Member of Parliament
Mohammad Jawed
Member of Legislative Assembly
Gopal Kumar Agarwal
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
MD ZAKIR
Block / Mandal
Thakurganj
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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