Village · Vishnupur, Bankura
# Katna

Katna is a village in Vishnupur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 794 people in 166 households, the 73rd largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.
- 794 people (2011)
- 166 households
- 55.4% literacy
- 951 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Katna

Of every 100 households in Katna in 2011, 25 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Katna · ■ Vishnupur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 25% 36%
- Toilet within the home 7% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 85%
- Tap water 3% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 24% 24%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 87%
- Use banking services 58% 62%
- Television 15% 16%
- Mobile phone 33% 33%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 18% 16%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Katna?

■ Katna · ■ Vishnupur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 55.4% 66.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 951 962
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1111 985
- Working population 56.7% 42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.4% for men and 47.8% for women. 61% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 20 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 19 (4%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 21 (5%) · ■ Marginal 389 (86%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Vishnupur
- Bhatra 817 people
- Dihar 815 people
- Chaugan 813 people
- Banamalipur 794 people
- Tribanka 769 people
- Ramchandrapur 718 people
- Kharikasuli 714 people
- Kusum Bani 693 people

All 161 villages in Vishnupur

## Other places named Katna
- Katna · Village, Burwan, Murshidabad · 2,052 people
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- Katna · Village, Illambazar, Birbhum · 1,017 people
- Katna · Village, Memari - I, Barddhaman · 929 people
- Katna · Village, Dhari, Nainital · 655 people
- Katna · Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur · 507 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Katna? 794 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katna in? Bankura district (Vishnupur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Katna? 55.4% (Census 2011)

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