# Katgara Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Katgara

Katgara is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,431 people in 365 households**, the 81st largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 1,431people (2011)
- 365households
- 62.1%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Katgara

Of every 100 households in Katgara in 2011, 95 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Katgara · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**84%

Use banking services ****100%**

**58%

Television ****29%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Katgara?

■ Katgara · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**962

Working population ****49.3%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 56.1% for women. 64% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 95 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 79 (11%) · **■** Marginal 486 (69%)

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 Dhaniakhali

- Jolkul1,466 people
- Durgapur1,441 people
- Belgachhia1,436 people
- Gopalpur1,432 people
- Kansaripur1,400 people
- Balidaha1,376 people
- Bajitpur1,356 people
- Benathali1,352 people

[All 214 villages in Dhaniakhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/dhaniakhali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Katgara?1,431 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katgara in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Katgara?62.1% (Census 2011)