# Gatia Village, Kandi, Murshidabad (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Kandi, Murshidabad 

# Gatia

Gatia is a village in Kandi sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,413 people in 1,172 households**, the 8th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 5,413people (2011)
- 1,172households
- 68.1%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gatia

Of every 100 households in Gatia in 2011, 29 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gatia · ■ Kandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**13%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****21%**

**42%

Television ****25%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**33%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Gatia?

■ Gatia · ■ Kandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**963

Working population ****29.9%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 59.7% for women. 50% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 310 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 853 (53%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 204 (13%) · **■** Marginal 237 (15%)

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 Kandi

- Jasohari9,003 people
- Kumar Sanda8,320 people
- Nabagram6,905 people
- Udaychandpur6,832 people
- Gobarhati5,023 people
- Sashpara4,649 people
- Purandarpur4,511 people
- Khosh Baspur4,342 people

[All 93 villages in Kandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/kandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gatia?5,413 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gatia in?Murshidabad district (Kandi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gatia?68.1% (Census 2011)