# Kathalgachhi Village, Memari - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Memari - I, Barddhaman 

# Kathalgachhi

Kathalgachhi is a village in Memari - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,601 people in 599 households**, the 32nd largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 2,601people (2011)
- 599households
- 70.8%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kathalgachhi

Of every 100 households in Kathalgachhi in 2011, 58 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kathalgachhi · ■ Memari - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**7%

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

**74%

Use banking services ****31%**

**39%

Television ****26%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Kathalgachhi?

■ Kathalgachhi · ■ Memari - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**973

Working population ****50.1%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 64.4% for women. 66% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 148 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 338 (26%) · **■** Household industry 83 (6%) · **■** Other work 288 (22%) · **■** Marginal 446 (34%)

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 Memari - I

- Uttar Radhakantapur2,739 people
- Katapur2,737 people
- Gantar2,637 people
- Shashinara2,622 people
- Mandaljana2,489 people
- Kiskinda2,457 people
- Nabagram2,332 people
- Amudpur2,331 people

[All 112 villages in Memari - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kathalgachhi?2,601 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathalgachhi in?Barddhaman district (Memari - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kathalgachhi?70.8% (Census 2011)