Katharo
Thakurganj block · Kishanganj
district, Bihar · PIN 855108
· village code 222498
The 2020 population figure for this village looks unreliable, so no change
is shown. Census 2011 recorded 2,244 people; Mission Antyodaya
2020 recorded 1 — an implausibly small number. One of the two is wrong and we cannot
tell which.
Census 2011
Total population
2,244
Male / female
1,155 / 1,089
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
943
Children aged 0–6
511
Literacy rate
38.6%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
11 / 0
Working population
600
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
92.7%
Households
445
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school nearest 5 km away
No
Middle school nearest 5 km away
No
High school nearest 5 km away
No
Piped tap water nearest 5 km away
No
All-weather road nearest 1 km away
No
Public transport nearest 5 km away
No
Electricity
—
Bank nearest 5 km away
No
Primary health centre nearest 5 km away
No
Anganwadi nearest 5 km away
No
Internet
No
Common service centre
No CSC
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Bholmara panchayat, Thakurganj zila parishad.
These are the panchayat's own accounts, not this village's: where a panchayat
holds several villages, the money covers all of them, and where a village
spans several panchayats only this one's return appears.
Opening balance
₹53.67 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹17.43 lakh
Received directly
₹35,315
Spent
₹28.32 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹43.13 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹28.06 lakh · received ₹6.94 lakh · spent ₹15.01 lakh · left ₹20.35 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹25.60 lakh · received ₹10.48 lakh · spent ₹13.31 lakh · left ₹22.78 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
26.2703, 87.9485 —
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population changes in Kishanganj district ·
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staffing across Kishanganj ·
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