# Katna Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Katna

Katna is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **507 people in 133 households**, the 160th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 507people (2011)
- 133households
- 64.8%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Katna

Of every 100 households in Katna in 2011, 36 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katna · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**65%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

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

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****68%**

**41%

Television ****16%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**26%

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 Katna?

■ Katna · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760**

**965

Working population ****51.1%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 55.4% for women. 56% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (24%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 64 (25%) · **■** Marginal 116 (45%)

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 Balurghat

- Chak Hosen519 people
- Kalikapur512 people
- Satrai512 people
- Ekmail507 people
- Chak Gobinda502 people
- Digra499 people
- Rajapur498 people
- Dhaltara497 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Katna?507 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katna in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Katna?64.8% (Census 2011)