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

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Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman 

# Shila

Shila is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,025 people in 481 households**, the 28th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 2,025people (2011)
- 481households
- 73.5%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shila

Of every 100 households in Shila in 2011, 43 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shila · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**49%

Tap water ****5%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****86%**

**63%

Television ****12%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**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 Shila?

■ Shila · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733**

**926

Working population ****33.4%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 65.2% for women. 61% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 216 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 343 (51%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 62 (9%) · **■** Marginal 49 (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 Katwa - II

- Ronda2,147 people
- Gaurdanga2,133 people
- Chhota Kulgachhi2,096 people
- Mulgram2,089 people
- Khaspur1,839 people
- Okarsha1,795 people
- Ramdaspur1,709 people
- Nandigram1,624 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shila?2,025 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shila in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shila?73.5% (Census 2011)