# Kaitara Village, Galsi - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Kaitara

Kaitara is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,273 people in 714 households**, the 10th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 3,273people (2011)
- 714households
- 71.3%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kaitara

Of every 100 households in Kaitara in 2011, 27 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kaitara · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**66%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**81%

Use banking services ****92%**

**66%

Television ****29%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**31%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Kaitara?

■ Kaitara · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****814**

**953

Working population ****43.3%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 65.1% for women. 69% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 118 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 689 (49%) · **■** Household industry 86 (6%) · **■** Other work 432 (30%) · **■** Marginal 93 (7%)

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 Galsi - II

- Gohagram4,058 people
- Adra3,774 people
- Ura3,734 people
- Jaykrishnapur3,411 people
- Merual3,257 people
- Belgram3,142 people
- Konarpur2,923 people
- Khetura2,871 people

[All 73 villages in Galsi - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kaitara?3,273 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaitara in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kaitara?71.3% (Census 2011)