# Katnia Village, Sonamukhi, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Sonamukhi, Bankura 

# Katnia

Katnia is a village in Sonamukhi sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **871 people in 213 households**, the 67th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 871people (2011)
- 213households
- 62.0%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Katnia

Of every 100 households in Katnia in 2011, 10 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katnia · ■ Sonamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**75%

Use banking services ****17%**

**53%

Television ****7%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Katnia?

■ Katnia · ■ Sonamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**948

Working population ****54.0%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.7% for men and 52.1% for women. 61% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 303 (64%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 29 (6%) · **■** Marginal 84 (18%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sonamukhi

- Balarampur929 people
- Kashipur915 people
- Chaitanpur890 people
- Amrita Para886 people
- Harishchandrapur865 people
- Shalchaturia853 people
- Saheb Ganj822 people
- Paschim Patrahati820 people

[All 186 villages in Sonamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/sonamukhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Katnia?871 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katnia in?Bankura district (Sonamukhi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Katnia?62.0% (Census 2011)