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

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Village · Katwa - I, Barddhaman 

# Kashigram

Kashigram is a village in Katwa - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,814 people in 930 households**, the 12th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 3,814people (2011)
- 930households
- 67.2%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kashigram

Of every 100 households in Kashigram in 2011, 55 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kashigram · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**54%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**88%

Use banking services ****97%**

**60%

Television ****37%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**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 Kashigram?

■ Kashigram · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876**

**966

Working population ****37.9%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 61.6% for women. 61% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 252 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 605 (42%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 473 (33%) · **■** Marginal 91 (6%)

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

- Gusumba5,276 people
- Ganfulia5,150 people
- Gidhgram4,781 people
- Jajigram4,471 people
- Bandra2,842 people
- Mandalhat2,841 people
- Alampur2,774 people
- Shrisuruvra2,715 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kashigram?3,814 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kashigram in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kashigram?67.2% (Census 2011)