# Katashia Village, Khanakul - II, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Khanakul - II, Hugli 

# Katashia

Katashia is a village in Khanakul - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,313 people in 290 households**, the 39th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.

- 1,313people (2011)
- 290households
- 73.9%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Katashia

Of every 100 households in Katashia in 2011, 68 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Katashia · ■ Khanakul - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**37%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

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

**6%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****73%**

**47%

Television ****18%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

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

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Katashia?

■ Katashia · ■ Khanakul - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**79.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**950

Working population ****32.2%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 63.8% for women. 59% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 107 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 230 (54%) · **■** Household industry 25 (6%) · **■** Other work 43 (10%) · **■** Marginal 18 (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 Khanakul - II

- Mamakpur1,670 people
- Ganeshpur1,528 people
- Narendrapur1,505 people
- Khantara1,350 people
- Baligari850 people
- Chanpanagari781 people
- Bhairabpur659 people
- Kamdeb Chak550 people

[All 53 villages in Khanakul - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Katashia?1,313 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katashia in?Hugli district (Khanakul - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Katashia?73.9% (Census 2011)