# Dona Village, Katwa - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman 

# Dona

Dona is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **981 people in 228 households**, the 43rd largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 981people (2011)
- 228households
- 78.2%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dona

Of every 100 households in Dona in 2011, 68 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dona · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**40%

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

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**49%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**89%

Use banking services ****96%**

**63%

Television ****46%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**36%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Dona?

■ Dona · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**926

Working population ****39.0%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 72.6% for women. 63% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 79 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 152 (40%) · **■** Other work 102 (27%) · **■** Marginal 50 (13%)

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 - II

- Nutangram1,200 people
- Paikpara1,104 people
- Suagachhi1,084 people
- Islampur1,013 people
- Benga975 people
- Simulgachhi954 people
- Garagachhi950 people
- Bara Meigachhi887 people

[All 68 villages in Katwa - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dona?981 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dona in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dona?78.2% (Census 2011)