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

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Katla

Katla is a village in Kumarganj sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,474 people in 596 households**, the 8th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 2,474people (2011)
- 596households
- 82.8%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Katla

Of every 100 households in Katla in 2011, 38 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katla · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**70%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

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

**33%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****13%**

**25%

Television ****18%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**33%

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 Katla?

■ Katla · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**951

Working population ****32.4%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 78.8% for women. 52% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 186 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 331 (41%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (5%) · **■** Marginal 238 (30%)

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

- Safa Nagar3,242 people
- Elendari3,045 people
- Jakhirpur3,004 people
- Mamudpur2,912 people
- Bhour2,456 people
- Tara2,332 people
- Balupara2,318 people
- Chak-Barham2,282 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Katla?2,474 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katla in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Katla?82.8% (Census 2011)