# Katherpara Village, Sagardighi, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Sagardighi, Murshidabad 

# Katherpara

Katherpara is a village in Sagardighi sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **928 people in 239 households**, the 102nd largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%.

- 928people (2011)
- 239households
- 56.3%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Katherpara

Of every 100 households in Katherpara in 2011, 28 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Katherpara · ■ Sagardighi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**83%

Tap water ****6%**

**3%

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

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**95%

Use banking services ****8%**

**20%

Television ****19%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****34%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Katherpara?

■ Katherpara · ■ Sagardighi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**65.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1321**

**954

Working population ****43.1%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 46.8% for women. 62% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (40%) · **■** Household industry 58 (14%) · **■** Other work 84 (21%) · **■** Marginal 49 (12%)

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 Sagardighi

- Rasbeluria953 people
- Udaynagar952 people
- Lalipali937 people
- Bangsia932 people
- Jotkamal925 people
- Dangrail909 people
- Math Kharga891 people
- Chargachhi883 people

[All 197 villages in Sagardighi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/sagardighi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Katherpara?928 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katherpara in?Murshidabad district (Sagardighi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Katherpara?56.3% (Census 2011)