# Kathapara Village, Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Kathapara

Kathapara is a village in Dhupguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,111 people in 701 households**, the 61st largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 3,111people (2011)
- 701households
- 74.7%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kathapara

Of every 100 households in Kathapara in 2011, 24 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kathapara · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**61%

Tap water ****22%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****60%**

**58%

Television ****17%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**78%

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 Kathapara?

■ Kathapara · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863**

**962

Working population ****37.8%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 67.6% for women. 57% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 207 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 412 (35%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 152 (13%) · **■** Marginal 393 (33%)

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 Dhupguri

- Totopara Tea Garden3,208 people
- Dakshin Kathulia3,185 people
- Chamtimukhi3,155 people
- Char Charabari3,154 people
- Uttar Kathulia3,064 people
- Dakshin Dangapara3,038 people
- Bhandani2,968 people
- Parkumlai2,901 people

[All 102 villages in Dhupguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/dhupguri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kathapara?3,111 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathapara in?Jalpaiguri district (Dhupguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kathapara?74.7% (Census 2011)