# Depara Village, Katwa - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - I, Barddhaman 

# Depara

Depara is a village in Katwa - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,103 people in 260 households**, the 46th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 1,103people (2011)
- 260households
- 80.4%literacy
- 1,013females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Depara

Of every 100 households in Depara in 2011, 48 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Depara · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**54%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**27%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**88%

Use banking services ****9%**

**60%

Television ****25%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**33%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Depara?

■ Depara · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**966

Working population ****35.3%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 70.9% for women. 66% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 126 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (34%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 90 (23%) · **■** Marginal 37 (10%)

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 Katwa - I

- Gopkhanji1,337 people
- Mera1,321 people
- Debagram1,177 people
- Arangabad1,131 people
- Nalahati1,005 people
- Khanerhat989 people
- Sahapur965 people
- Narsana831 people

[All 66 villages in Katwa - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Depara?1,103 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Depara in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Depara?80.4% (Census 2011)