# Katakol Village, Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Katakol

Katakol is a village in Kumarganj sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **943 people in 232 households**, the 62nd largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 943people (2011)
- 232households
- 68.9%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Katakol

Of every 100 households in Katakol in 2011, 17 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katakol · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**33%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****16%**

**25%

Television ****11%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Katakol?

■ Katakol · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**951

Working population ****40.3%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 61.8% for women. 65% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 225 (59%) · **■** Household industry 30 (8%) · **■** Other work 20 (5%) · **■** Marginal 17 (4%)

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 Kumarganj

- Amritapur992 people
- Subarnasahid968 people
- Kakoti963 people
- Biprabhag952 people
- Badangina930 people
- Dakshin Ramkrishnapur923 people
- Kharmar Bodra909 people
- Chhatma865 people

[All 218 villages in Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Katakol?943 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katakol in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Katakol?68.9% (Census 2011)