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

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Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman 

# Okarsha

Okarsha is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,795 people in 449 households**, the 30th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 1,795people (2011)
- 449households
- 58.8%literacy
- 990females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Okarsha

Of every 100 households in Okarsha in 2011, 29 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Okarsha · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**49%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**30%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**89%

Use banking services ****95%**

**63%

Television ****20%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Okarsha?

■ Okarsha · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**926

Working population ****43.2%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.8% for men and 55.8% for women. 64% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 228 (29%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 170 (22%) · **■** Marginal 268 (35%)

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

- Chhota Kulgachhi2,096 people
- Mulgram2,089 people
- Shila2,025 people
- Khaspur1,839 people
- Ramdaspur1,709 people
- Nandigram1,624 people
- Jagadanandapur1,580 people
- Chhota Meigachhi1,388 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Okarsha?1,795 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Okarsha in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Okarsha?58.8% (Census 2011)