# Kathia Village, Murarai - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Murarai - II, Birbhum 

# Kathia

Kathia is a village in Murarai - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,465 people in 2,134 households**, the 4th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 8,465people (2011)
- 2,134households
- 60.7%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kathia

Of every 100 households in Kathia in 2011, 32 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kathia · ■ Murarai - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**9%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**95%

Use banking services ****24%**

**25%

Television ****10%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****46%**

**58%

Own their home ****92%**

**93%

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 Kathia?

■ Kathia · ■ Murarai - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**964

Working population ****34.1%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.7% for men and 58.6% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 231 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,206 (42%) · **■** Household industry 31 (1%) · **■** Other work 385 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1,034 (36%)

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 Murarai - II

- Mitrapur15,452 people
- Paikar12,250 people
- Rudranagar10,756 people
- Jijigram6,977 people
- Dantura6,870 people
- Makhlispur6,373 people
- Math Basori6,343 people

[All 71 villages in Murarai - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/murarai-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kathia?8,465 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathia in?Birbhum district (Murarai - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kathia?60.7% (Census 2011)