# Katasur Village, Mayureswar - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mayureswar - II, Birbhum 

# Katasur

Katasur is a village in Mayureswar - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,302 people in 1,085 households**, the 3rd largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 4,302people (2011)
- 1,085households
- 75.1%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Katasur

Of every 100 households in Katasur in 2011, 58 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Katasur · ■ Mayureswar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**81%

Tap water ****38%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**90%

Use banking services ****31%**

**23%

Television ****37%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**41%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Katasur?

■ Katasur · ■ Mayureswar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**963

Working population ****49.3%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 68.1% for women. 65% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 244 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 563 (27%) · **■** Household industry 54 (3%) · **■** Other work 551 (26%) · **■** Marginal 711 (33%)

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 Mayureswar - II

- Mayureswar11,142 people
- Kanutia6,572 people
- Chhota Turigram3,976 people
- Duna3,097 people
- Basudebpur2,865 people
- Brahmanbahara2,741 people

[All 131 villages in Mayureswar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Katasur?4,302 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katasur in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Katasur?75.1% (Census 2011)