# Katatair Village, Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Katatair

Katatair is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,020 people in 710 households**, the 13th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 3,020people (2011)
- 710households
- 63.9%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Katatair

Of every 100 households in Katatair in 2011, 36 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katatair · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**70%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**32%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****14%**

**27%

Television ****13%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**37%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 Katatair?

■ Katatair · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**936

Working population ****50.3%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 56.6% for women. 60% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 126 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 677 (45%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 154 (10%) · **■** Marginal 535 (35%)

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 Gangarampur

- Faridpur Domotha3,600 people
- Maharajpur3,351 people
- Kadighat3,329 people
- Karial3,038 people
- Boaldaha2,889 people
- Nehamba2,836 people
- Keshabpur2,834 people
- Ashokgram2,632 people

[All 202 villages in Gangarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Katatair?3,020 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katatair in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Katatair?63.9% (Census 2011)